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www.ArtmanGreg.com The unique scratchboard art of Gregory "Artman Greg" Huff. This is scratchboard art like you've never seen! When you visit the site, be sure to stop by the Artman Greg Gift Shoppe. There you'll find the perfect gift for yourself or the one you love, with new items being added regularly! With so many choices, you’re bound to find something you like. Stop by the website and the gift shoppe often for new items! And why not get a FREE gift just for checking it out? See www.artmangreg.com for details!

www.artconnect.ning.com - A fun and upbeat forum, designed for artists, art-related businesses and art enthusiasts- to network, post works and events, and to collaborate with other individuals about art. A family-friendly atmosphere. I like their Jackson Pollock widget!

www.Art-Video.com and www.ArtVideoStore.com - Over 2000 art video and dvd lessons in drawing, painting, design, techniques, and more, to buy or for rental.

www.jackwhiteartist.com/pages/books.htm You definitely want to check out Jack White’s books. Though his writing style may need a bit of polishing, the point gets across quite well. Having made his millions selling art, he has some valuable things to say for those who will listen. Titles include Magic of Selling Art, and The Mastery of Self-Promotion.

http://Strawcraftsmen.co.uk - Interested in straw crafts? This site is just for you! The Guild of Straw Craftsmen is in the UK, but there is information for both the beginner and the enthusiast covering all aspects of straw work.

www.ArtPrintIssues.com Barney Davey's blog, Art Print Issues, keeps you up to date with news and views on the business of fine art prints. He has a lot of informative articles and resources to peruse, so take your time to look around his site.

www.PolymerClayCentral.com - Just what the name implies: everything from A to Z about polymer clay.

www.MagazineArt.org - "A free visual database of magazine cover art from the 19th and early 20th centuries."

www.Old-Picture.com "The Old Picture website features an extensive collection of original, historical photographs. This collection includes a vast array of photographs spanning the years 1850 to 1940. These photographs span the globe, and capture the defining moments of our collective history. You can search for a specific topic or you can browse the collection by both theme and collection." The collection is outstanding and worth your time.

http://ImagineWithArt.com - Workshops, paintings and contemplations to  inspire creative life through art expression, by artist Susan Cornelis. Also visit her interesting blog at http://susancornelis.wordpress.com/ .

www.FineArtAdoption.net - "FAAN is an online network, which uses a gift economy to connect artists and potential collectors. All of the artworks on view are available for adoption. This means acquiring an artwork without purchasing it, through an arrangement between the artist and collector. Our goal is to help increase and diversify the population of art owners and to offer artists new means for engaging their audience." Think of it as a lending library for art instead of books. The library in my hometown has always had artwork that you could borrow along with the other resources.

www.ArtChain.com - "ArtChain.com is a free, searchable directory of art groups, guilds, co-ops and galleries throughout the United States and Canada."

www.Art-Interview.com - "Art Interview Online Magazine brings subscribers exclusive interviews with the world's top artists, curators and art dealers. We ask them the questions you really want the answers to. How did they begin their career? What did it take to make it? Who has helped them along the way? In addition each artist discusses their vision, goals and techniques. No other magazine gives you so much in-depth career information directly from the mouths of those who are successful!!"

www.sovek.com - Check out the great art of Charles Sovek and take advantage of his free 36 lesson online course on the basics of painting, "Lessons From The Easel."

www.FlamingText.com - "At Flaming Text you can create cool, custom images for FREE, to use on your website, or in your e-mail." I use it mainly for the fabulous font collection. You can type any phrase and see how it will look in a particular font. Great if you are making headlines, posters, invitations, fliers, etc.

www.LACDA.com - Los Angeles Center For Digital Art is dedicated to the propagation of all forms of digital art, supporting local, international, emerging and established artists in our gallery. We have an ongoing schedule of exhibits and competitions, and produce editions of wide format archival prints. Really cool stuff.

www.Art-Boards.com - Art Boards: your source for wooden painting panels, canvas panels, watercolor panels, acrylic panel gesso, printmaking blocks, archival mounting panels, and canvas stretchers. For detailed information regarding these and other quality Art BOard products, visit their website.

www.ArtInfoNet.com - "ArtInfoNet.com exists to encourage individuals to experiment and explore the world of art materials." Get product info, safety info, news, artist profiles, and more!

www.CraftAndHobby.org "CHA's vision, simply stated, is to create a vibrant industry with an exciting image, an expanding customer base and successful members. The goal is to stimulate the sales growth of the craft and hobby industry worldwide by creating consumer demand, helping members succeed and leading the industry."

www.YouCraft.org - " ... free crafts classifieds ...   You can list your items to sell for free. You can also shop indie, show off your DIY, post crafts connections, supplies, vintage items, links to your artsy store and more."

Stock Graphics, Images & Photography at Foto Search - Foto Search Stock Photography allows users to search from more than eighty quality stock photography publishers at one site. They can also find royalty-free clipart pictures, illustrations, motion stock video clips, vector maps, and background clip art imagery.

www.ArtQuotes.net - "artQuotes.net is an artist's newsletter sent out three times every week with 2 inspirational "art quotes".There's also artist interviews, famous artists online, visual art news, an art directory & fine artist portfolios."

www.ArtistsHelpingChildren.org "Artists Helping Children Foundation seeks to enhance the quality of life for sick, abused, or neglected children. These children, burdened by circumstances outside their control, often live in the most sterile and uninviting environments. By painting murals and creating other art for and with the children, we create an enriching and happy atmosphere to encourage their emotional and physical healing and well-being."

www.IllustrationFriday.com Got a minute? Illustrate something! A new theme is posted on this website each Friday, and artists are invited to post links to their artwork addressing the themes.

www.ArtoMat.org "Art-o-mats are retired cigarette vending machines that have been converted to vend art. There are 76 active machines in various locations throughout the country." Another way to get your small artworks out there. You get paid for it too.

www.eternasilk.com/EternaSilk_swatchcard3.htm Online color swatches.

www.Novica.com "NOVICA unites you with more than 2,000 extraordinary master artists around the world. Read about their lives, explore their fascinating cultures, and select from more than 17,000 handcrafted works of art."

www.ShopForMuseums.com "ShopforMuseums is a museum fundraising site that allows you to shop with some of your favorite retailers to benefit museums nationwide. First, log in, select the museum you wish to receive a donation, make your electronic purchases and the rest is automatic. Your donation will be distributed quarterly and there is no cost to you."

www.AbsoluteArts.com "The largest marketplace for contemporary art, art news, research, art gallery and artist portfolios, online since 1995" See if you agree.

www.NGA.gov/kids/ The National Gallery of Art’s web page for kids. Full of fun activities and projects.

www.NMWA.org National Museum of Women in the Arts. "The only museum in the world dedicated exclusively to recognizing the contributions of women artists." That’s a shame. There should be more recognition for women artists, but thank God for a museum like this one.

www.Artcyclopedia.com Precisely what the name implies.

www.colormatch5k.com "This utility will help you select a matching 6-color palette for your website." Nice and easy.

www.wellstyled.com/tools/colorscheme2/index-en.html Generate and modify color schemes quickly and easily with this utility.

http://www.mosaico.net/ The world of mosaics and the supplies to make them.

www.Art-Start.org Helping to transform the lives of children and young adults through the creative process.

www.Picture-Book.com A great online resource for children’s illustrators, publishers, and book lovers.

www.NortheastArtistsGuild.com "To use the arts as a catalyst to bring people into personal relationship with Christ, encourage Christian community, maturity, and personal action; achieved through utilizing expressive arts mediums, consulting, education, and artist development opportunities in conventional and non-conventional settings to meet various community needs. "

www.GAG.org "The Graphic Artists Guild is a national union of illustrators, designers, web creators, production artists, surface designers and other creatives who have come together to pursue common goals, share their experience, raise industry standards, and improve the ability of visual creators to achieve satisfying and rewarding careers." Fee-based membership.

www.WorkingArtist.com "WorkingArtist is a Windows(R) software application created to help artists manage the business side of art. WorkingArtist catalogs artwork, manages patron contacts, creates art consignment memos and invoices, tracks show entries and projects, creates mail lists, art price lists, price grids, documents, show and slide labels and manages other art marketing tasks. Designed by an artist, WorkingArtist can easily be used by any artist or craftsperson." Free and fee versions available.

www.YouDraw.com Make thumbnail sketches and submit them on the website. Good site to go to if you are having a frustrating day and just need a quick moment to doodle.

www.Learn-To-Draw.com "Do you want to learn how to draw? Now you can online! Learn how to draw like an artist, from a professional artist. Begin by learning the fundamentals of drawing with easy to follow interactive instruction. Learn how to draw a person and make it actually look like the person! Take drawing people further and learn how to draw a caricature of a person!"

http://www.goshen.edu/art/ed/draw.html A very long but informative article entitled "How to Teach Art to Children" by Marvin Bartel.

www.OdysseyArt.com , www.Abrakadoodle.com Teach art to children the non-traditional way. Why wait for a school district to hire you?

www.CathyJohnson.info/ Invaluable how-to art tips designed to assist you in a variety of media. Definitely worth a look.

www.PreserveSmart.com The Preservation Station is the place to learn about museum quality archival storage, and to purchase supplies for same.

http://dart.fine-art.com More services and more links to art related things than you can shake a stick at! You won't be bored.

www.ArtMuseums.com Home of Art Teacher on the Net, an interesting compilation of art teacher helps.

www.PAArtistEntrepreneur.com "The mission of PA Artist Entrepreneur is to encourage Pennsylvania artists to start their own art studios. This site can assist in this process by providing resources and tools." Check it out if you live in Pennsy.

www.getty.edu/education/search/ Lesson plans for art, English, history, science, and math searchable by grade, oriented toward the Getty Museum’s collections.

www.omsi.edu/visit/tech/colormix.cfm The easiest primary color mixing tool you're likely to find online. However it does not tell you the name or pantone number of the color once you've mixed it.

www.exploratorium.edu/light_walk/ "Artist Bob Miller's "Light Walk" at the Exploratorium is always an eye-opening experience for students and teachers alike. His unique discoveries will change the way you look at light, shadow, and images."

www.tigerden.com/infopage/furry/art-pres.txt "Why Good Art Goes Bad" A primer on archival preservation of artwork.

www.colormatters.com/entercolormatters.html Everything you always wanted to know about color (but were afraid to ask).

www.BarrysClipArt.com A neatly organized server of clip art that allows you to search for images at various websites and on Barry’s site as well.

www.Frabel.com – Wonderful glass artist!

www.ArtInsight.com - "A world of fine art landscape paintings in contemporary realism, surrealism, and lyrical abstraction, by Michael Cook." I like his quasi-abstract realms and micro/macro spheres. Check out his other services too.

www.ArbitraryDesign.com "Sculpture, Photography & Fine Craft by Robert Belgrad. Featuring works in a wide variety of media, and a large range of styles."

www.EricGroheMurals.com Amazingly realistic mural artist. You have to see it to believe it. His trompe l'oeil trumps all. I'm sure the illusion works best on sunny days.

http://www.WolfgangRitschel.com/ I love the colors and simplicity in this artist’s work.

www.CrimsonAtelier.com Fantastic prices for fine artists who want to make giclee prints of their artwork, from a single print to multiple prints. All work is high quality, archival printing. You won't be disappointed.

www.DonTate.com Meet Don Tate, accomplished illustrator of children's books and educational products. See of a gallery of his artwork and learn more about what it takes to be a children's book illustrator. Neat links too!

www.MichaelCummings.com - Michael Cummings, African American male quilt artist featured on HGTV's  Modern Masters, has been quilting for about 20 years. Self-taught, he constructs his quilts using the applique technique and machine sewing. His quilts have visual similarities to modern painting and contain symbolic design references. He uses a bold color palette with a good deal of visual freedom that is exercised in each composition. These art quilts, like any art, serve as primary transmitters of cultural, political, social, and spiritual values.

www.PaletteAndPrint.net - Gerene Reid, scratchboard artist who infuses her subjects with color and life. Also does wonderful work in oil and pastel paint, as well as colored pencil. Gerene’s work has won awards at many Northwest art shows and is included in corporate and private collections across the United States and in Canada. She exhibits at selected Northwest art shows and at many fine art galleries from West to East Coast.

www.ArtMarketing.com This website can offer you just about every resource you may need to promote and sell your artwork. Give yourself ample time to peruse the site.

www.CFEVA.org - "The Center for Emerging Visual Artists provides emerging visual artists with the support services and programs they need to build successful, sustainable careers. Twice each year, fellowship applications are accepted from artists who work within 100 miles of our headquarters in Philadelphia – including Delaware, New Jersey, New York City, Baltimore and Harrisburg. Creative Artists Network is the only social service organization in the region that offers a full range of programs to emerging artists at no cost."

www.artadvice.com A clearinghouse of articles and help for artists needing advice on the business aspects of their career.

www.myorca.com - Get a glimpse of artist Robert "Orca" Berendt's scratchboard art and discover his marvelous way with capturing animals on paper!

www.johnduckettart.com Scratchboard art and Acrylic paintings. High detail scratchboard drawings and colorful acrylic paintings.

www.naea-reston.org/ The National Art Education Association, "Over 22,000 art educators from every level of instruction: early childhood, elementary, intermediate, secondary, college and university, administration, museum education, lifelong learning . . . also publishers, manufacturers and suppliers of art materials, parents, students, retired teachers, arts councils, schools . . . anyone and everyone concerned about quality art education in our schools."

www.ArtCafe.net A neat site similar to Wet Canvas.com, an online community of artists helping each other, from the beginner to the master.

www.art-support.com/ "This site provides information about fine art photography, collecting fine art photography and the business of art."

www.nasaa-arts.org/ National Assembly of State Arts Agencies. Check to see what agencies are available in your state and any state you may be interested in (in the USA).

www.CreativeArtStudio.com - "At the Creative Arts Studio, our intention is to foster a sense of supportive community and shared journey through the healing vitality of artmaking. We offer art process groups and individual art therapy and creativity mentoring sessions. In these group and private sessions we learn to express ourselves using art media, to explore our creativity, tell our stories, and build community by sharing creatively.  Our site has a gallery of our own personal artwork, which is available for sale in cards and prints."

www.thebrownstoneworkshop.bigstep.com "A Virtual Assistant for Everyone! Contact The Brownstone Workshop for creative support of your artists' materials. Your Artist Statement should be continually updated.  We design, print and update: Complete Marketing Packages for your promotion - Artist Statements - Artist Resumes - Slide Labels - Portfolios - Inventory Lists -Cover Letters - and information Sheets.  Contact Yasmeen today to set up your appointment: yasmeen033@aol.com"

 www.ArtBizCoach.com  Alyson B. Stanfield helps artists promote themselves and build their businesses. Get "6 Habits of Highly Successful Artists," a free mini-class and sign up for the weekly newsletter.

www.freewebs.com/terris_inspiration Are you suffering from artist's block? Here's your opportunity to get the most out of your creativity through creativity coaching with professional fine artist and psychotherapist Terri Sterling.

www.Artists-Resources.com - "Barrlu's Arts & Artists Resource Center: a growing internet resource center for visual, performing & literary artists, students, and supporters of the arts."

www.CyberCat-VA.com - Overwhelmed by the amount of art business tasks to do and the limited amount of time to do it? Take advantage of the virtual assistant services offered by Rita Fetter. Rita will work with you to provide art business support via computer, from project organization to website design. Check it out!

www.nyfa.org – "The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) helps artists turn inspiration into art by giving more money and support to individual artists and arts organizations than any other comparable institution in the U.S. Our goal is to provide the time and resources for the creative mind and the artistic spirit to think, work, and prosper." I like to scan the job listings.

www.creativeparents.com – At last! A website resource for parents who are creative. A plethora of articles, interviews, and activities designed to motivate creative parents.

www.another.girlatplay.com – "Over twenty successful, talented and inspirational women share their stories of how they took their creative dreams and made them real." Learn from their stories how you can make your own creative dreams a reality.

www.artsbusinessinstitute.org – "Taught by leading professionals in the art and business worlds, the Arts Business Institute (ABI) provides seminars, networking and personalized sessions designed for new and established artists." Perfect for those who want training in the business side of art without having to go back to school.

www.artistsfellowship.com – "The Artists' Fellowship, Inc. is a private, charitable foundation that assists professional fine artists (painters, graphic artists, sculptors) and their families in times of emergency, disability, or bereavement." You never know when you may need them.

www.ScrapbookExpo.com – "Scrapbook EXPO offers you the opportunity to learn all the newest and hottest scrapbooking techniques! Top-notch workshops and beginner classes taught by experts. Exciting events, make & takes, contests, message board luncheon, crop nights and more!"

www.NotMartha.org Not Martha (presuming she means not Martha Stewart), a website with neat craft projects and how to instructions with pictures.

www.craftcreations.co.uk – If you like to create your own greeting cards, you’ll enjoy the selection of craft projects and links you’ll find at this site. They have an exhaustive links page, but most connect to sites in England, where this site originates.

www.NationalStationaryShow.com – If you use paper as part of your craft, you’ll want to visit the National Stationary Show this May in NY. Prepare to be amazed at the variety of paper products and everything related to paper. Exhibitors include department, chain and specialty stores, boutiques, card and gift shops, import/export firms, distributors, bookstores, bridal shops, hospital gift shops, religious goods stores, garden centers, party stores, mail order catalogs, on-line retailers, premium buyers, general gift retailers and mass merchandisers.

www.AllCrafts.net , www.AllFreeCrafts.com , www.Craftown.com , and http://crafterscommunity.com/ all offer an abundance of free themed craft projects for adults and kids, products and supplies, web resources, and community forums where you can chat with fellow crafters.

www.AmericanStyle.com – "American Style magazine features craft art made in America by artists who create the world’s finest art glass, pottery, ceramic sculpture, designer jewelry, studio furniture, fine gifts and wearable art," according to the website.

www.wetcanvas.com – "Wet Canvas! is an effort to bring information relevant to today's artist to an online format. It is part magazine, part virtual classroom, and part reference site. More importantly, it is all about community. We are currently the largest community site on the Internet with a specific focus on the visual artist." Virtual classes, critiques, galleries, resources, just about everything an artist needs to stay connected with the art community.

www.vlany.org – "Since 1969, VLA has been the exclusive provider of pro bono legal services, education and advocacy to the New York arts community. Through public advocacy, VLA frequently acts on issues vitally important to the arts community - freedom of expression and the First Amendment being areas of special expertise and concern." There is also a library and bookstore at the website.

www.ArtCalendar.com – Art Calendar magazine, the business magazine for visual artists. Subscribe to the magazine and you will learn valuable tips on copyrighting and photographing your work, as well as income & exhibition opportunities.

www.shawguides.com – A mega-list of cultural travel opportunities; art & craft workshops; cooking & wine schools; photography, film, & new media workshops; writers conferences and workshops, etc. You can find a class for just about anything and anywhere!

www.ArtistsHelpingArtists.org "AHA! has the mission to educate and inspire artists and creative spirits to take greater responsibility in their artistic fields and the broader society." This is a great site for all kinds of helpful resources as well as ways to market your work.

www.artteacherconnection.com Art Teacher Connection is a wonderful website chock full of helpful resources for art teachers.

www.painterskeys.com - The Painter's Keys: an online artist's community where you can subscribe to an encouraging twice-weekly letter from Canadian artist Robert Genn, find links to art websites, studios worldwide where you may create your art, workshops with Robert Genn, and more. Check it out!

www.CenterOfCreativity.com We supply an atmosphere that encourages education, healing and expression through a variety of different mediums like painting, sculpting, drawing, acting, decorating, crafting, sewing, and weaving. The center also provides outreach programs including art therapy and corporate training. This website only shows you a glimpse of The Creativity Center.

www.MissionaryArts.com - "Missionary Arts.com is a home for missionary artists who need a gallery to show and sell their works, and homeland Christians who want to support missions through their art sales."