Where can I get hold of a cheap easel and cheap canvases? dont want anything fancy, just something that I can mess around with in my cellar...
help would be much appreciated...
cheers me dears.

Theres a post somewhere that says there is a Au Natural Interiors opening in Meadowhall retail park. Not much good now, but they are normally good for canvases and stuff like that.

They sell the little bendy men that you can draw as well!:thumbsup:

I've seen artwright down hillsborough is for sale, maybe they are selling stuff of cheap

The Works or whatever it is called on the Moor (bookstore on corner - right hand side as you walk down) sometimes have cheapish canvases, paint etc though haven't seen any easels

I know that book shop at the top of the moor sell them, ya know the blue shop (I cant remember its name)
they sell lots of art stuff cheap if your not after pinder quality ones.

++Jan beat me to it and even had the name++

The "Works" are one store which stocks cheap canvas's and paint. These shops are distributed round the place at Crystal Peaks, The Moor, Doncaster and Barnsley and no doubt at other places as well. The paints they sell are usually in sets and you can get Acrylic, Oils and Water Colours depending on your particular need. If you want something just a bit more upmarket there is the Arts and Crafts place at Meadowhall Retail Park. I've been using the Daler-Rowney "System 3" Acrylic paints for some time now.

If you want something a bit cheaper than Canvas's you can get pre primed boards for any of the paint systems you use. These are better than canvas in some ways and are stored more easily.

Try http://www.artdiscount.co.uk/ I have bought from them before, quick delivery no problems

Make your own stretcher. Buy canvas from a charity shop (old cotton sheets) wallpaper paste as a size and emulsion paint over. You could double up the sheet if you had to.
Pound shops often used to do sets of cheap oils.
good luck.

What I do when I paint in oils is use primed chipboard from B and Q....very cheap and nothing in 20 years has fallen to bits yet....

Wilkinsons down by the markets sell canvas, oil paints and acylics - very cheap.

crikey! I leave you guys for 2 days and look what happens!
Thanks for all your suggestions, I will take a look at trying all of them...
thanks again guys...
Jon