How to see inside art materials / supplies shops

I've just discovered something which allows me to see inside shops which provide art materials, equipment and related supplies - on my own screen!

It's probably been around forever but I've never ever seen it before. I suspect this might be because, this age of ordering online, shops are making greater use of it to market their premises as a "go to" place for art materials, equipment and other supplies.

How to see inside art materials shops

So what you do is 

1. Go to Google Maps
2. put the name of the shop into Google Maps 
3. Click search
4. Click on the picture of the shop which comes up top left of Google Maps

What happens next is you get to see all photos posted on Google which relate to that shop.

SCORLL DOWN on the left hand column to see all the available photos - and you get a really good idea of the amount and type of art materials available in the shop.

Check out some art shops

Below are some art shop where this works. 

Why not have a go yourself with the art shops you know - or have always wanted to visit?

UK - London

L. Cornelissen & Son, Great Russell Street, London

• L. Cornelissen & Son - L. Cornelissen & Son, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3RY - PICS OF THE SHOP
• Russell and Chapple - 30-31 Store Street, London WC1E 7QE - PICS OF THE SHOP
• Green & Stone - 251 – 253 Fulham Road, London, SW3 6HY - PICS OF THE SHOP

Russell & Chapple 30-31 Store Street, London WC1E 7QE

Green & Stone - 251 – 253 Fulham Road, London, SW3 6HY

France - Paris

Magasin Sennelier - 3 Quai Voltaire, 75005 Paris

• Magasin Sennelier - 3 Quai Voltaire, 75005 Paris, France - PICS OF THE SHOP

USA - New York

The League's Fine Art Supply Store, New York City

• Art Student League NYC Fine Art Support Store - 215 West 57th Street - PICS OF THE SHOP

USA - San Diego

Blick Art Materials - San Diego - 1844 India Street San Diego, CA 92101

• Blick Art Materials - San Diego - 1844 India Street San Diego, CA 92101 - PICS OF THE SHOP