Helpful Sites for Artists

**Note updating 5/31/2008 to add to the fun and interesting:
Dan - Check in his profile, he has several blogs with all you will ever want to know about trees with beautiful photos: http://tree-species.blogspot.com/

Original Post, May 1, 2008

Aside from the regular links on the sidebar of my blog, I have been thinking of helpful sites that I visit or that were recommended to me. I would be happy to add any that you know about as well, suggestions appreciated. (If I have skipped yours, let me know .. I'm forgetful!)

They are not in any special order. I follow some through wetcanvas.com that I don't have on my blog reader. I will add them on later. I will also make a link to this post on the sidebar so you can check these once in a while for new entries.

Some of the artists on my sidebar have helpful hints and good info, but do not regularly post advice. They do have beautiful art. So, be sure and check them out as well. For example, Leslie D'Allesandro Hawes, has some great 'how to' posts with colored pencil. Start here with links to her other posts. She doesn't do 'how to' posts regularly but these are great.

Places to get a web site and/or sell your work:

• Fine Art America, free and sell prints: http://www.fineartamerica.com/
• FineArtStudioOnline, easy site and marketing help (free newsletter): http://www.fineartstudioonline.com/
  
• Sitekreator, web page only, free: http://sitekreator.com/
• Imagekind, selling prints, free: http://www.imagekind.com/

How to:

• WetCanvas, All media: http://www.wetcanvas.com
• ScribbleTalk, pencil: http://scribbletalk.com/index.php?
• ArtandArtistry, all media: http://www.artandartistry.com/
• How to Draw and Paint: http://www.how-to-draw-and-paint.com/
• Creative Spotlite: http://www.artinstructionblog.com/
• Sixty Minute Artist: http://sixtyminuteartist.blogspot.com/
• The Grand View w/Stephen Baumann (he has a blog with hints, too): http://www.thegrandview.org/

My demos: :)

• Jo's pastel demos: http://jocastilloartblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Pastel%20Demo
• Jo's pastel demo red apples: http://www.jocastilloart.com/demoapples.html

Artistic and Business Advice:
Some of these have great "how to" advice as well.

• Robert Genn's, The Painters Keys, twice a week newsletter: http://clicks.robertgenn.com/
• Empty Easel, how to and business advice and more (free newsletter): http://emptyeasel.com/
• The Artists Magazine, Watercolor Magic, The Pastel Journal and more: http://www.artistsnetwork.com//GeneralMenu/
• Pastels, Resources for Artists, by Katherine Tyrrell: http://www.squidoo.com/pastels
• Katherine Tyrrell's blog about art in general (Jo's encyclopedia): http://makingamark.blogspot.com/
• Richard McKinley Pastel Painter: http://pastelpointersblog.artistsnetwork.com/ and http://www.RichardMcKinley.com
• American Artist: http://www.myamericanartist.com/
• Paul Dorrell, Gallery Owner: http://pauldorrell.com/blog/

Information, Resources

• Art Renewal .org - Museum, history, discussion http://www.artrenewal.org/

Artists with informative/instruction blogs:

• Susan Carlin - oil, pastel, portraits: http://susansartjournal.blogspot.com/
  
• My Fine Art Friends on the Sidebar:
  
• Kasie Sallee: http://kasiesallee.blogspot.com/,
  
• Belinda Lindhardt: http://belindalindhardt.blogspot.com/index.html,
  
• Valerie Jones: http://valjoneswithin.blogspot.com/,
  
• Rose Welty - research, sketching, drawing: http://rosesartlines.blogspot.com/
• Maggie Stiefvater - colored pencil, pastel, author, research: http://greywarenart.blogspot.com/
  
• Nicole Caulfield - colored pencil: http://nicolecaulfieldfineart.blogspot.com/l
• Nancy Moskovitz - pastels, teaching: http://blog.nancymoskovitz.com/
  
• Kelly Borsheim - sculptor and painter, more info on her web site: http://artbyborsheim.blogspot.com/
  
• Linda Blondheim - oil, acrylic, plein air (her second blog has recipies, too): http://linda-blondheim.blogspot.com/
  
• Ed Terpening - oil, plein air: http://edterpening.com/blog/
• Larry Seiler - oil, acrylic, instructor(many demos on wetcanvas.com): http://larryseiler.blogspot.com/
  
• Duane Keiser - oil and original daily painting: http://keiseronpainting.blogspot.com/
  
• Michael Chesley Johnson - plein air, oil, pastel, instructor: http://wheezard.blogspot.com/
• Jeanette Jobson - Drawing and instruction http://illustratedlife.blogspot.com/
• James Gurney - Studio tips, insights to dinatopia books http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/
• Holly Bedrosian - Colored pencil, techniques http://hollybedrosian.com/blog
  
  

Some of the other artists I follow but are not on my sidebar:

• Lou Baggett - watercolor teacher, general blog: http://bagwag.blogspot.com/
• Carol Marine - painting a day: http://carolmarine.blogspot.com/
• Chuck Law - oil, plein air: http://chucklaw.blogspot.com/
• Jamie Williams Grossman - plein air, sketching: http://www.hudsonvalleypainter.com/
• Karin Jurik - oil, painting a day: http://karinjurick.blogspot.com/
• Karen Margulis - pastel, painting a day: http://kemstudios.blogspot.com/
• Karen Winter - watercolor, oil: http://karenwinters.com/kblog/
• Marie-Dom - sketching, watercolor: http://doodleaddict.blogspot.com/
• Paula A. Ford - pastels: http://pafordpastelist.blogspot.com/
• Rhonda Hurwitz - pastels: http://rhondasart.blogspot.com/
• Rick Lee - photographer: http://rickleephoto.blogspot.com/
• Jennifer Rae Atkins - drawing a mammal a day: http://dailymammal.blogspot.com/
• Rebecca Finch - oils: http://rebeccafinch.blogspot.com/
• Michael Naples - oils, painting a day: http://michaelnaples.blogspot.com/
• Mick McGinty - oils, twice a week: http://twiceaweek.blogspot.com/
• Tom Bradshaw - oils: http://valley-views.blogspot.com/
• Richard Rudnicki - Sketching and painting, met in Nova Scotia http://sketch-of-the-week.blogspot.com/
• Michelle Himes - Watercolor, sketching http://mhwatercolornotes.blogspot.com/

Fun and interesting, not on the sidebar

• fishing guy (in Ohio) - Notes on fishing, photography and fun http://thefishingguy.blogspot.com/
• Dan (in Spain) - Check in his profile, he has several blogs with all you will ever want to know about trees with beautiful photos: http://tree-species.blogspot.com/

Organizations:

• International Association of Pastel Societies: http://www.pastelinternational.com/
• Pastel Society of America: http://www.pastelsocietyofamerica.org/main/
• ArtBlogs4U: http://artblogs4u.blogspot.com/
  

Organizations near Bastrop, Texas:

• Austin Pastel Society: http://www.austinpastelsociety.org
• Art League of Smithville: 512-360-5066, 301 Burleson St., Smithville, Texas 78957
• Lost Pines Artisans Alliance, Smithville: http://www.lostpinesartisansalliance.org/
  
• Art in Elgin: http://www.artinelgin.com/
• Bastrop Fine Arts Guild: http://www.bastropfineartsguild.com