Archival painting panels,Painting on wood art panels far surpasses painting on stretched canvas.

Your choice of painting surface can have a profound effect on the success of your art, creating as much impact as paint or technique. Most cracked paint seen in completed paintings results from some type of movement in the painting support.

Art Boards™ art panels protect your artwork from damage, caused by the flexing and cracking of paint films, and the solid structure prevents the surface from being accidentally dented, torn or damaged by mishandling.

Wood art panels are more permanent than flexible fabric. A properly prepared Art Board painting panel will have a longer life than stretched canvas or other thin flexible supports.

Painting on wood art panels far surpasses painting on canvas. Art Boards™ smooth reflective surface refracts light differently than canvas, making colors more brilliant and vibrant. The firm consistent surface is perfect for smooth blending of colors, fine brushwork, and minute detail.

Art Boards™ Archival Artist Panels

Natural Maple Artist Panels:

Natural Maple’s top surface is made of hand selected Maple hardwood veneer with a painting surface that has a consistent tight wood grain. Great care is taken to ensure that this surface is free of knots, seams or voids. The Panel’s durability and strength come from the100% Aspen hardwood center core and cross bands. The 5 layer construction prevents movement, waterproof glue keeps each layer from expanding and contracting. The rigid painting surface and structural integrity make this panel ideal for any painting medium or application. All art panels are meticulously sanded and ready for Art Boards Panel Gesso.

Every art panel is cut perfectly square and to exact dimensions, with edges that are clean and crisp. Art Boards are engineered to securely mount flush to the wall. They securely hang without picture wire, or picture frames. They easily hang on a single screw or nail in our dovetail hanging slot or from the art panels cradle back. The rigid surface is perfect for all painting mediums, including plein air, collage, oils, acrylics, egg tempera, encaustic, watercolor, pastels, icon painting, frescoes panels, miniature painting, pencil, pen and ink, charcoal, pastels, gouache, airbrush, mounting of prints and works on paper, and as a backboard for mosaics.

Natural Maple Uncradled Art Panel
The ½ “ panel is stiff and will not bend. Panel has recessed slots in the back for easy hanging in either direction with out the need for framing or hanging wire.

Natural Maple Uncradled Art Panels has a 5 layer construction.

Natural Maple Cradled Art Panel
The1” cradled panel has a double thick construction. The wood cradle on the back acts as a brace for extra support. Which provides a convenient lip for hanging and increases structural integrity.

Natural Cradled Panel has a 10 layer construction.

Natural Maple Round Art Panel
The ¾” maple panel is cut in a perfect circle. There is a single recessed slot in the back for easy hanging. The Maple Painting surface is finely sanded.

Natural Maple Round Art Panel with hanging slot.

Natural Fiber Uncradled Art Panel
The Natural Fiber Art Panel has a s olid core construction of double refined wood fibers. The rigid 3/8” art panel will not flex or bend and has slots in the back for easy hanging in either direction. The finely sanded painting surface is completely smooth with no wood grain and ready for Panel Gesso.

Natural Fiber Uncradled Panel has a perfectly smooth painting surface.

Arches Watercolor Paper Mounted Art Panels
Arches watercolor paper is mounted on the art panel with a reversible archival conservator's adhesive. This archival adhesive forms a complete water proof barrier between the watercolor paper and the artist's panel. The reversible archival mounting insures that the paper can be removed from panel with out damage to the art work.

Arches Watercolor Papers are mounted to 3/8" thick artist panel.

Art Boards™ Watercolor Panels have slots in back for easy hanging in either direction without the need for framing. Art panels are mounted with Arches archival 156 lb. watercolor papers which is made of 100% cotton fibers, it is acid free and ph neutral.
Arches Hot Press Paper (smooth surface)
Arches Cold Press Watercolor Paper (medium texture)
Arches Rough Watercolor Paper ( rough texture)

Primed Canvas Covered Panels
The finest cotton and linen canvas are primed and adhered to the Natural Fiber Artist Panels with a reversible conservators adhesive. This archival adhesive forms a complete water proof acrylic barrier between the canvas and the artist panel. The reversible mounting allows the canvas to be removed from panel with out damage to the art work.

Art Boards™ Canvas Mounted Art Panels have slots in the back for easy hanging in either direction without the cost of framing. Primed Linen and primed canvases are archivally mounted on wooden art panels.
Claessens Double Oil Primed Belgium Linen
Oil Primed Fine Portrait Cotton Canvas
Acrylic Gesso Primed Medium Cotton Canvas

Gesso Panels
Art Boards™ gessoed art p anels are 3/8" thick and formaldehyde free. Both sides of the panel are sanded and gessoed. Each side is coated with gesso to create balance, insuring that the gesso panel will stay flat and true. Art Boards™ Panel Gesso is specifically formulated for rigid surfaces. It completely seals and perfectly prepares the panel to accept paint. The gesso is evenly sprayed and meticulous sanded between each coat, producing an ultra smooth multi-layered surface that is perfect for painting on.

Art Boards™ Gesso Panels hang without framing.

Archival Mounting Panels
For archival mounting of finished artwork, paper, & canvas. The mounting panel surface has a heat activated reversible archival adhesive. Artwork is easily mounted or removed with heat and light pressure. The mounting panel has slots in the back for easy hanging in either direction without needing to be framed.

Archival Mounting Panels are pre-glued with a heat activated adhesive.

Plein Air Panels
Art Boards™ light weight ultra thin plein air painting panels are 1/16" thick and made in 3 different surfaces. Acrylic gessoed cotton canvas, oil primed Claessens linen, and gesso panels coated with Art Boards™ Superior Quality Panel Gesso. The canvas and linen is mounted with reversible conservators adhesive. The gesso panels are coated on both sides for balance.

Perfect for the plein air artist who wants to carry light weight panels in a minimum amount of space.
Plein Air - Primed Claessens Belgium Linen
Plein Air - Acrylic Gessoed Cotton Canvas
Plein Air - Gessoed with Art Boards™ Panel Gesso

Art Storage System
Art Boards™ Art Storage System is for storing any size artwork.
It is modular, expandable, adjustable, and on wheels. Additional sections, shelves and drawers are ordered as needed to expand the art storage system to any desired size. It can be ordered in single or multiple sections.

Sculpture Bases
Art Bases for the display of fine artwork, sculpture and decorative objects. Art Boards™ Sculpture Pedestals are made in opaque painted finishes and in natural woods sprayed with clear lacquer. Sculpture stands are custom made in any size for the presentation of art.

Sculpture bases made for any size object.

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Art Supplies all made in the USA

Art Boards™ enables the artist to use an unlimited range of techniques and materials.

Custom size art panels as large as 60" x 120"

Art Boards™ ships internationally

Art Boards™ Archival Painting Panels are for making art and mounting art.

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