Nita Leland's website for expert watercolor instruction
Sir Charles Eastlake's classic book on the art methods of the masters
Cennino Cennini's classic text on the pre-renaissance masters and their techniques
Alberti's On Painting - prepared the way for renaissance painters
On Composition by John Ruskin. A classic text.
William Blake's Theories of Art
Giorgio Vasari's Lives of the Artists
Sincerity and Authenticity by Lionel Trilling
How to Care for Works of Art on Paper -- Museum of Fine Arts Boston
The Practice of Tempera Painting -- Daniel Thompson
Artcyclopedia -- just what it sounds like. Find any artist or museum online
Excellent canvas stretchers from Twinbrooks...also makes great stretching pliers
Artboy is an informative source of art info with unbiased reviews
The great Swedish painter, Anders Zorn. Learn to paint from this master
Egg Tempera Forum on the internet. Some good information
HotArtLinks A useful compendium of information
Artist Forum on CompuServe. The internet's oldest and largest art forum. Available April
Bud Plant Illustrated Books is still one of the best online sources for art books
The online journal of the American Society for Aesthetics -- thought provoking