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A friendly, entertaining and educational space for fantasy artists and
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| www.saatchigallery.com An impressive and extensive showcase of contemporary art. | ||
| Superbeauty.org A fine Website with some great art site links and an admirable philosophy; A celebration of the positive representation of female beauty in art, photography and life in general. Great pics too. | ||
| Museums around the UK An extensive list of museums and galleries in the UK. | ||
| The Museum of Modern Art New York | ||
| Art Guide Comprehensive guide to the Public Art collections in Great Britain | ||
| Art History Resources on the Web | ||
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| Drawing and Sketching A great resource for drawing and sketching related websites and information. Weekly features and newsletters, and a chat and BBS for discussion are available. | ||
| Winsor & Newton is a manufacturer of fine art materials based in England and the United States. They provide comprehensive information and dynamic ideas for artists and all creative-types. Their site features a complete encyclopedia of art supplies and materials, illustrated art tips and techniques, a 'Learn to Paint' section, and a contributor's library of new creative applications. | ||
| World Wide Arts Resources is a comprehensive gateway to the arts on the Internet who's indices concentrates solely on the arts. | ||
| Picasso Picasso's son Claude has endorsed this site. The virtual gallery contains a large selection of Picasso's work | ||
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The Tate Gallery The Tate Gallery houses the national collections of British art and international modern art. |
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Uffizi in Florence One of the finest art collections in the world. |
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Metropolitan Museum of Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of the largest and finest art museums in the world. This site is designed to give visitors an overview of the collections on display in the Museum's galleries. |
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Chapel This site offers a tour of one of the world's great works of art: 'The Sistine Chapel'. There are approximately 325 downloadable images ranging from Michaelangelo's ceiling to the various frescos by artists such as Giotto that decorate the walls of the chapel |
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Aboriginal Arts and Culture
Centre Information about Aboriginal culture, music and art; virtual gallery of works from Aboriginal Arts and Culture Centre Gallery in Alice Springs |
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The National Gallery The National Gallery houses the national collection of Western European Painting. It has around 2,300 pictures, including many instantly recognizable masterpieces, and covers every European school of painting from about 1260 to 1900. |
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Victoria and Albert Museum The V&A in London is the world's finest museum of the decorative arts. |
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| Beautiful Mermaid Art A great site with Mermaid related galleries, art and links. | ||
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Mermaids "Isidore-Of-Seville"
Mermaids on the Web is an massive annotated web directory to mermaids in
art, folktales, literature and movies. The resources section describes
400 sites and pages. The art galleries thumbnail over 1,250 images,
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David Bellamy's Watercolour Landscape Course Synopsis Structured and practical in approach, David Bellamy's guide has amateur painters painting pictures right from the start. The well-known teacher-artist helps students to learn techniques by producing actual sketches, studies and watercolour paintings in this inspiring and practical guide. The book is divided into three main parts. The first section covers all the practical aspects of watercolour painting; the second section is more challenging, requiring students to take a little more initiative and develop their own style; and the third shows how to paint the many different elements of the landscape. The course includes numerous practical exercises which highlight the key points covered in each chapter and there are 12 demonstration pictures with clear, step-by-step instructions. Buy From Amazon [ UK ] |
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David Bellamy's Watercolour Landscape Course: From First
Steps to Finished Paintings Synopsis This structured course in landscape painting encourages amateur artists to paint pictures right from the start, rather than brush strokes or laying a wash. The book is divided into three main sections - the first looks at the practical aspects of watercolour painting, the second encourages students to develop their own style while the third shows how to paint the many different elements of the landscape. The course includes numerous exercises which highlight the key points covered in each chapter. 12 demonstrative paintings are included. |
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Coastal Landscapes Leisure Painter Magazine, 2002 'helpful and down-to-earth . . . lavishly illustrated [with] sketches and finished paintings' Synopsis David Bellamy tackles the popular painting subject of the sea and coastline, mainly in watercolour, but also in pastels and oils. A practical guide to painting coastal and marine scenery in watercolour, oils and pastels this book contains many tips and techniques for artists of all levels but starts with fairly simple scenes, graduating to more complicated ones. Most of the landscapes are from around the British Isles, but there are also be paintings of coastal scenery in Italy, East Africa, Greece and Iceland. |
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Developing Your Watercolours David Bellamy Synopsis
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Rex Preston's Peak District and Pennines Reviews Synopsis Rex Preston is one of the country's leading landscape artists, with a national and international reputation. He has lived in Derbyshire for most of his life and his home area of the Peak District and Southern Pennines exerts a huge influence on his exquisite paintings, even though he travels the entire country searching for subjects. Working principally in oil, but not neglecting watercolour and other media, he began painting professionally in 1969. He loves to walk with his sketchbook in the more remote wild areas, away from the obvious beauty spots although he does venture occasionally into the more well-known valleys. Wherever possible he takes his paints with him as he finds there is no better way to capture light and atmosphere than to paint on location. This sumptuously illustrated book contains over 130 works created over the last fifteen years. They are without exception ravishing pictures, demonstrating his skill at portraying the diversity of the beautiful Peak and Pennines in all seasons. The book also contains a wide-ranging interview with Rex Preston who casts a fascinating light on his upbringing and development as an artist and on the creative process that results in timeless works of true inspiration. As his fellow artist Robin Gibbard says "His paintings will live forever". Buy From Amazon [ UK ] |
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| Capturing the Moment (Paint Watercolour) Reviews Synopsis Experienced watercolourist and countryman Wilfred Ball conveys his own approach to painting watercolours - techniques and methods which can be applied by any painter. The author groups his work under aspects which create and reflect nature's beauty - light in its many forms, skies, water, frost, the seasons - to demonstrate how best to convey their magic and overcome difficulties. His straightforward instruction is combined with 120 of his watercolours to provide advice and support to painters seeking to capture the elusive beauty of nature. Buy From Amazon [ UK ] |
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"Drawing the Head & Figure" Jack
Hamm knows his stuff. The book is very useful for both the beginning and more
advanced artist and is packed with information that is typically available only in 2 or 3
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