AWARD and LINKS

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