Artist Resources

Some of the best in artist resources exist online now, facilitating technical, general, creative, and other needs and practices. While I am not an artist (I leave that to my mother, a painter, and my sister, a botanical sculptress), per se, I am a writer; and many writer and artist resources are offered together…so I will turn my findings over to you.

ARTIST RESOURCES for INSPIRATION

Worth1000 (www.worth1000.com) – Fantastic, wonderful, brilliant Photoshopped photography…by category, by creative rank, by contest, etc.. Must see.

Deviant Art (deviantart.com) – Freaks. Love em. Love it all.

WebMuseum, Paris (http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/) -

Deborah Dague-Barr (http://www.lafterhall.com/ddague.html) – a solo artist’s brilliant gallery online. Always good to watch the masters…or mistresses.

Design Museum, London (http://www.designmuseum.org/)

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SF MOMA) (http://www.sfmoma.org/) –

The Guggenheim (http://www.guggenheim.org/) -

The Online Diary History Project (http://www.diaryhistoryproject.com/) –

Diego Goldberg: Time (http://www.zonezero.com/magazine/ essays/diegotime/time.html ) – I suspect Goldberg started the uncommon trend to photograph the self chronologically, repetitively, artistically… for what is also known as the photo essay. Fascinating.

F. Rubinstein Photo History Project (http://fotos.fliarubinstein.com.ar/)

Inspired (http://rajnair.com/time/) – another lovely photo essay.

Fractovia (http://www.fractovia.org/) – Stunning fractal art.

ARTIST RESOURCES for EDUCATION

RCW: Real Color Wheel (http://www.realcolorwheel.com/tubecolors. htm) - What it is.

FireLily Designs (http://www.firelily.com/opinions/color.html) – Discussions of web usability, color-sight-deficiencies, and more.

A Spotty History of Who’s Who of Computer Graphics (http://web.cs.wpi.edu/~matt/courses/cs563/talks/history.html) -

The Media History Project (http://www.mediahistory.umn.edu/) –

What is Copyright Protection? (http://whatiscopyright.org/) –

Ten Big Myths about Copyright Explained, by Brad Templeton (http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html) –

Art History Resources (http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html) – Links to links to links….designed and maintained by Art History Dr. C. Whitcombe.

Art History (http://www.huntfor.com/arthistory/ ) – Also comprehensive…and searchable.

THE QUINTESSENTIAL ARTIST RESOURCE

RefDesk.com – Built and maintained by a man who has devoted decades to gathering all reference materials/sources available on the web—from encyclopedias to almanacs to well-known databases or best-kept secrets. Must use.

ARTIST RESOURCES for INFORMATION/PROTECTION

R.I.G.H.T.S. for Artists (http://www.rightsforartists.com/)

GENERAL ARTIST RESOURCES—PORTALS, AGENTS, JOB BOARDS, ETC

National Arts & Disability Center (NADC) (http://nadc.ucla.edu/CaliforniaOrganizations.htm) – A directory of programs, organizations, and centers for the disabled artist…organized by discipline.

Artists & Artisans, Inc. (http://www.artistsandartisans.com/) – a literary agency, really.

PSPZ Links for Artists with Disabilities (http://www.pspiz.net/pspplus /index.php?action=displaycat&catid=91) - Just what its header says it is: links. Many links.

Guru (www.guru.com) – Freelance networkers.

ELance (www.elance.com) – Freelance networkers.

Telecommuting Jobs (http://www.tjobs.com/jobopps.shtml) –

Artist Resource Job Listings (http://www.artistresource.org/jobs.htm) – I think just for the San Francisco Bay Area, but always worth trying to connect…or make connections from there to elsewhere.

ARTIST RESOURCES/TOOLS

While I have no affiliation with any art supply shops, I do love, love, love the following:

FLAX Art Design (http://www.flaxart.com/) –

Michael’s: The Arts & Crafts Store (http://www.michaels.com/ art/online/home) -