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Green skull inside a dark ornate hand-mirror panel.
Materials

Limited Edition Mirror Panels

Mirrors have played a significant role in our history, our literature, our artwork and even pop culture. From the renaissance to disco balls, these reflective surfaces are just about everywhere. Decorative, enchanting, mesmerizing; sometimes...

Several brushes rest across a small colorful painting with a red border.
Materials

Explore the Limited Edition Mab Graves Set by Trekell Art Supplies

Trekell Pro Team Artist, Mab Graves, has curated an exclusive Limited Edition Set featuring her favorite Trekell brushes and panels. This captivating collection includes five synthetic brushes on multi-colored 4" handles, two Trekell Mini...

Julie Beck Limited Edition Trekell Brush Set Spectrum Brushes work with all media
Paintbrushes

Julie Becks Limited Edition Brush Set

Trekell Pro Team Artist, Julie Beck, has compiled her favorite Trekell brushes to create a new Limited Edition Set. This brush set features a selection of our Spectrum brushes on 10” lilac and silver...

Hands hold a gold cup-shaped panel painted with a reclining woman.
Materials

Limited Edition Coffee Cup Panels

October 1st is International Coffee Day!Here at Trekell, we’re honoring one of our favorite beverages by producing coffee cup-shaped panels for a limited time only.From roasting to grinding to brewing - from fancy coffee...

Tabby-and-white cat lit by warm golden light on a curved-edge panel.
Artists

2022 Juried Pet Portrait Competition Winners

Meet Our 2022 Juried Pet Portrait Competition WinnersKids, Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced and Professional Categories Judged by:Kai Lun Qu1st - $1,000 CashMegan Serfass - Oil2nd - $750 CashTyler Swain - Acrylic3rd - $500 CashMichelle Meier...

Artist in a cap paints a child's portrait at an easel.
Paintbrushes

Eric Johnson Brush Set + FREE Webinar

Grab a cup of coffee & a snack… sit back, relax… and get ready to read to the very end. We have several very special announcements that you are not going to want to...

Bright living room with a gray sofa, pale chairs and a white wall lamp.
Materials

4 Reasons Why You Should Be Using A Cradled Panel

What is a cradled panel and what are they good for?  Trekell has your answer here! There are many reasons to use cradled panels in your art rotation. We’ve compiled a list of four...

Hands clamp a rectangular wood panel on a workshop bench.
Materials

Quality Achieved: Trekell’s Cradled Raw Wood Panels

Raw materials possess an inherent quality that connects to the soul. At Trekell Art Supplies, we celebrate the allure of raw wood with our exquisite Cradled Raw Wood Panels. Carefully crafted from premium Baltic birch, these...

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