Loose Talk on Art . Other Articles Loose Talk on Art . Not just an art supply section in another establishment. The section at Marine Lumber is neglected, to put it simply. Drawing pencils are mixed up, those that are still in stock that is.
Drawing pads are uniformly small.
It is my guess that the ordering for this part of the store is not done by someone with a strong connection to Nantucket artists. It has a smattering of useful supplies, and the rest seem geared toward crafts useage, and not very serious usage at that. Nantucket Office Products may not have much, but their different leads of pencils are in stock, the brushes are in order, and there's someone there to help at all times. They will order in what you suggest as well. Back in the seventies we had Newton's on Federal Street, a real arts supply with office products as the sidebar.