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1. Art History & the History of Art - Resources for Art Lovers This is about (1) Art History - the study of art over time and how this can be approached (2) The History of Art - the history of visual arts over time as seen through different artists, art periods and art movements. New links are being added added...
2. Claude Monet - Resources for Art Lovers Claude Monet is famous for his paintings and being a key figure in the development of Impressionism in France and elsewhere.  This site provides a comprehensive overview of Monet, his life, his art and his home at Giverny - through links to info...
3. Feline Art - Resources for Artists This lens aims to provide resources for feline artists.  It shares information about feline art - societies, collections, books and other resources which support the stimulation and development of feline art. New links are being added added on a...
4. Flowers in Art - Resources for Artists Do you love looking at flowers in art? Do you want to know how to learn to draw or paint flowers? Do you want to improve your flower drawings or flower paintings? Or do you just love flowers? If you do then consult the resources in this lens to find...
5. Well-Trained Mind: Grade Nine In this lens you will find a list of all the resources we pulled together for our ninth grade year. I hope you find it helpful in planning your year.
6. Landscape into Art This lens is designed as an idiosyncratic resource on the history of Landscape Art and Painting. The title of this lens, as well as that of my painting blog, comes from Kenneth Clark's 1949 lecture series on the history of landscape painting. We'll e...
7. Saint Sebastian Saint Sebastian has been depicted in numerous paintings and sculptures throughout the centuries and the world.  In the majority of them, he's depicted as nude, tied to a pole and riddled with arrows.  Why such a popular image?  Check h...
8. J.M.W. Turner - Resources for Art Lovers This lens is about Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851) - aka JMW Turner, one of Britain's greatest painters. It shares information about Turner's art - museums and art galleries, exhibitions and websites where you can see his work, books and ar...
9. Japanese Art and Artists - Resources for Art Lovers This lens provides links to information about Japanese Art and Artists of the 18th and 19th centuries and images of their work in museums and art galleries, in online galleries and in books and videos. It was originally created to provide a resource...
10. Who is Making A Mark? I'm an artist with a very wide range of interests who enjoys learning about art, making art and sharing information about art. I've combined all my information sites with sections of my other websites and blogs to highlight my main interests and acti...
11. Ganymede Ganymede was a beautiful prince from Troy, son of king Tros of Dardania  and of Callirrho. Ganymede was known as the most beautiful of mortals, and was subsequently carried off by the gods (in the later story by Zeus himself, or by Zeus in the f...
12. About Sociopolitical Art; What is it? Find the definition of sociopolitical art, often spelled socio-political and called social commentary as a category at many web sites for artists. See examples of how the meaning of this philosophical art category is expressed from a variety of resou...
13. Surrealism Art Surrealism is one of my favourite, if not the favourite out of all of the fine art movements and for this reason, I thought it was high time to dedicate an entire lense so that others can learn about this fascinating, revolutionary movement and perha...
14. Albrecht Durer This lens will gather information on Albrecht Durer for use in picture study for students and adults alike. Although most people will not name Albrecht Durer as a great painter of the Renaissance, he is just as important as Raphael, Leonardo da Vi...
15. Begin Today - Follow Your Dream! Ideas and dreams are like seeds. They need time to germinate and root. In my file cabinet sits a folder stuffed with news clippings I intended to use someday, as seeds for new projects. The easy part was clipping the stories and tossing them in that...
16. The Best Books for Artists There's nothing like a good old fashioned book, that you can hold in your hands, filled with beautiful art, to instruct and inspire artist and art lover alike.  Some of the books recommended here instruct, some are biographies and some are histo...
17. Basilius Besler - Resources for Botanical Art Lovers Basilius Besler was in charge of a major project which changed botanical art and the course of its future development. Find about Basilius Besler, the garden at Eichstätt and learn how you can visit that garden today. This site includes links to biog...
18. Demeter - goddess of harvest and fertility. The Greek goddess of agriculture, the pure nourisher of youth and the green earth, the health-giving cycle of life and death, and preserver of marriage and the sacred law. She is invoked as the "bringer of seasons" in the Homeric hymn, a su...
19. Musée d'Orsay - Resources for Art Lovers What's the 2nd most popular museum in Paris? It's the Musée d'Orsay, home to art produced between the years 1848 and 1914.  If you visit Paris, you can see: many very famous paintings by major Impressionists several artist...
20. Art Education Resources Online One of the guiding philosophies in my life is to never stop learning. The internet now gives us access to educational resources that were unavailable for those who don't live near a college or university. Now you can find a wealth of college courses...