Artograph
www.artograph.com
Products: art projectors, spray systems, light boxes
Site Features: product info, links, suppliers, company history
BagWorks
www.bagworks.com
Canvas painting surfaces--much more than bags!
Busy Bee Crafts (Gloria Charest)
www.busybee.ns.ca
You’ll love the "Freebies on the Internet" sites list.
C-DAN (Canadian Decorative Artists Network)
www.cdan.com
View the member gallery, and visit member pages.
Cabin Crafters
www.cabincrafters.com
Shop for books, pattern packets and surfaces.
Chroma
www.chroma-inc.com
Information on Jo Sonja and Archival products.
Color Wheel Company
www.colorwheelco.com
Products: color wheels, gray scale and value finder.
Colored Pencil Society of America
www.cpsa.org
Craft Catalog
www.craftcatalog.com
Craftbits
www.CraftBits.com
Free projects, expert craft advice and resource files.
Crafts Fair
www.craftsfaironline.com
2000 links and upcoming craft events.
Creative Artist
creativeartist.com
Articles by professional artists and book reviews.
Creative Handy Works (Kimberlee Loew-Kettring)
www.creativehandyworks.com
Specializes in seasonal, hand-painted jars.
Creative Home Painting (Phillip Myer & Andy Jones)
www.creativehomepainting.com
Cupboard Distributing
www.cdwood.com
Surfaces including wood, tin, papier maché and lamp kits.
DaVinci Paints
www.davincipaints.com
Product info, company history and health and safety information.
Deanne's Decorative Arts (Deanne Fortnam)
www.deanneart.com
Seminar schedule, plus photos of Deanne’s garden.
Debbie Houser
hometown.aol.com/tolpainter/debbie.htm
Technical advice and a peek at Debbie's gourd garden.
Debbie Travis' Painted House
www.painted-house.com
The online version of Debbie Travis’ home decorating TV show.
DecoArt
www.decoart.com
Paint and craft supplies, teacher directory and store locator.
Decor Delights
www.decordelights.com
Free projects, book reviews, brush loading lessons.
Decorative Art Australia (Carol Sharpe)
www.decorativeartaustralia.com
Musical site of veteran Australian artist.
Decorative Painters, Inc.
www.murals.abc.pl/
Muralist Darek Sokol
Decorator and Craft Corp. (D&CC)
www.dcccrafts.com
Innovative painting surfaces and free project sheets.
Delta
www.deltacrafts.com
Dozens of projects and tips for using Delta products.
Denver Art Museum
www.denverartmuseum.org
Exhibit and event calendar, find out about membership.
Design Cottage (Helen Nicholson)
www.designcottage.com
Detroit Institute of Arts
www.dia.org
Images from the permanent collection and upcoming exhibits.
Dewberry Designs (Donna Dewberry)
www.onestroke.com
Meet the lady who developed One Stroke painting.
Dick Blick
www.dickblick.com
Art supply catalog for nearly every imaginable art and craft.
DoItYourself.com
www.doityourself.com
Your home decorating and maintenance questions answered.
Duncan
www.duncancrafts.com
Craft products (including Aleene’s and Tulip) and free projects.
Eas'l Publications
www.easlpublications.com
Painting books, online projects and info on getting published.
Emily Smith
www.emilysmith.com
Faux finisher.
Faber-Castell
www.awfaber-castell.com
Colored pencils, charcoal, aquarelle sticks and more.
Fauxcademy.com
www.fauxcademyawards.com
Decorative finishing seminars, events and awards.
Festival Network Online
www.festivalnet.com
More than 12,000 events throughout the United States (and some in Canada).
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
www.thinker.org
Home pages of the Legion of Honor and de Young Museum.
Folk Art Kits
www.folkartkits.com
Tole painting supplies, pattern packets, e-packets and books.
Folk Fancies
www.folkfancies.com
Nine "galleries" of patterns, you're sure to find a favorite.
Framefit Custom Picture Frames
www.framefit.com
Products: aluminum, wooden and composite frames
General Pencil Co.
www.generalpencil.com
View the process of pencil making.
Genesis Artist Colors
www.genesisartistcolors.com
Heat-set oils, brushes, instructional books and videos.
Georgia O’Keeffe Museum
www.okeeffemuseum.org
A biographical sketch of the artist and museum exhibit schedule.
Gran's Garden (Ros Stallcup)
www.gransgarden.com
Find out more about the artist's books, videos and workshops.
Gretchen Cagle Publications
www.gretchencagle.com
Publisher of some of the best decorative artists.
Guggenheim Museum
www.guggenheim.org
Tour the museum and visit the NYC, Bilbao, Venice or Berlin sites.
HIGH museum of art
www.high.org
Shop the High’s online gift shop and peruse the film and exhibit schedule.
Hobby Lobby
www.hobbylobby.com
Shop for craft supplies, print out coupons and find stores nearby.
Hofcraft
www.hofcraft.com
Order a catalog or visit their Clearance page.
Holm Made (Maren Holm)
www.tracylee.com/holm.made
This artist climbed into a minivan and embarked on a "Paint Across America" trip.
Inside Art
www.eduweb.com/insideart
Take a virtual field trip to an art museum and get sucked into a painting!
J.W. etc
www.jwetc.com
Great tips and project ideas using J.W. Etc. wood prep and finishing products.
Jack Richeson & Co., Inc.
www.richesonart.com
Products: easels, brushes; importer of pastels
Jackie Shaw Studio
www.jackieshaw.com
Decorative art publisher.
Joy of Painting with Bob Ross
bobross.com
Find free projects and a fun quiz.
Kingslan and Gibilisco (Ann Kingslan and Mary Gibilisco)
www.kingslan.com
Mother-daughter team of Genesis oil painters.
Kulps Custom Crafs
www.kulpscrafts.com
Slate surfaces.
Lamp Shop
www.lampshop.com
This site sells a variety of lamp shade crafting supplies from arc patterns to trims.
Liquitex
www.liquitex.com
Paints, mediums and a searchable glossary of terms.
Loew Cornell
www.loew-cornell.com
Brushes, decorator transfers, brush cleaners and more.
Louvre
www.louvre.fr/louvrea.htm
Take a virtual tour of the world's most famous museum.
MacPherson Art & Craft Supplies
www.macphersoncrafts.com
Online newsletter and free projects.
Masterpiece
www.masterpiecearts.com
Products: cotton, linen and smooth canvases
Site Features: product info, stretching techniques, FAQs, advertisements
Metropolitan Museum of Art
www.metmuseum.org
View the incredible permanent collection or visit the online store.
Michaels
www.michaels.com
Store locator and calendar of store-wide crafts events.
MisterArt.com
www.misterart.com
Deals on art supplies.
MOBA (Museum of Bad Art)
www.glyphs.com/moba
Online gallery of art "too bad to be ignored" sure to raise your self-esteem.
MoMA (Museum of Modern Art)
www.moma.org
A peek into this museum’s thousands-strong art collection.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
www.mfa.org
Museum’s latest news, online gift and exhibit calendar.
MyIdeaCenter
www.myideacenter.com
Shop here for discount tole and decorative painting books.
National Gallery of Art
www.nga.gov/home.htm
This Washington, D.C., museum offers several virtual tours.
National Gallery, London
www.nationalgallery.org.uk
Paintings from the museum’s collection of 2,300 West-European works.
National Museum of Women in the Arts
www.nmwa.org
Female artists whose work is part of the permanent collection.
North American School of Decorative Art
www.nasoda.com
Class descriptions, gallery and tour of facilities.
NWS (National Watercolor Society)
www.nws-online.org
Ott-Lite
www.ottlite.com
Artist's full-spectrum lighting.
Packet Emporium (Jean Watkins)
www.packetemporium.com
The pattern packet you need is probably here.
Paint Drop Palette (Lisa Pugh)
paintdropalette.homestead.com
Specializes in One Stroke painting.
Painters Paradise
paintersparadise.com
Unusual painting surfaces such as watches and cast iron.
Painting-Books.com (Susan Scheewe Publications)
www.painting-books.com
Pastel Society of America
www.pastelsocietyofamerica.org
Pat Wakefield
www.patwakefield.com
Books and packets on realistic decorative painting.
Peggy Stogdill
www.peggystogdill.com
Phoenix Art Museum
www.phxart.org
Peruse upcoming events.
Plaid
www.plaidonline.com
Makers of FolkArt products.
Priscilla's (Priscilla Hauser)
www.priscillahauser.com
Rebecca Baer
www.rebeccabaer.com
Pattern packets for acrylics, tips, and upcoming seminars.
Rex Art
www.rexart.com/maimerimain.html
Acrylics and oils, mediums, pastels, faux finishing painting books and more.
Royal Design Studio (Melanie Royals)
www.royaldesignstudio.com
Videos, decorative art supplies and an extensive stencil catalog.
Scottie’s Bavarian Folk Art (Scottie Foster)
www.bavarianfolkart.com
Learn about Bauernmalerei and try a free project.
Seattle Art Museum
www.seattleartmuseum.org
Information about events and exhibitions.
Sechtem's Wood Products
www.tolemine.com
Buy wood surfaces, pattern packets and books.
Shabby Chic Cottage
www.paintersworkshop.com
Choose a project for online classes.
Smithsonian Institution
www.si.edu
This site is a great jumping-off point for all of the institution’s museums and research centers, including the Freer Gallery, the National Portrait Gallery and the National Museum of American Art. You’ll also find a complete exhibition calendar and advice on planning a visit.
Society of Decorative Painters
www.decorativepainters.org
History of decorative painting, the Decorative Arts Collection, certification and local chapters.
Speed Art Museum
www.speedmuseum.org
Take a minute to browse the links or go straight to the useful event and exhibit information.
Stencil Artisans League, Inc.
www.sali.org
An organization for professional stencilers.
Steph's Folk Art Studio (Steph Kaufhold)
www.stephsfolkart.com
Stone Menagerie (Lin Wellford)
www.linwellford.com
Rock painting books, Q&A, links and email newsletter.
Tera’s Wish
www.teraswish.com
Resources and practical suggestions for sparking your creativity.
The Art List
www.theartlist.com/index.html
Newsletter listing of art contests, artist calls and juried art shows.
The Country Life
www.thecountrylife.net
Pattern packets and store information for acrylic artist Gail Eads.
The Magic Brush Inc. (Sherry C. Nelson)
www.sherrycnelson.com
Information on pattern packets, books, seminars and videos.
The Wood Shop
www.thewoodshopintn.com
The Wood Shop offers unfinished decorative and tole wood painting kits by many top designers.
Tole and Decorative Painting Designs (Barbara Bordelon))
www.gouldcreations.com
Tole Bridge (Diane Trierweiler)
members.aol.com/tolebridge/index.html
Tolehaven (Gail Anderson and Leila Lundberg)
www.tolehaven.com
Tru-Color Systems
www.gotcs.com
Find paint color conversion information here.
Trudy Beard Designs
www.trudybearddesigns.com/
US Copyright Office
www.loc.gov/copyright
Learn about the copyright process, legislation and copyright links.
Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum
www.vesterheim.org
Museum documents the history of Norwegian immigrants through their crafts.
Viking Folk Art Publications
www.viking-publications.com
Project books and reviews. Learn about authors and send e-postcards.
Walnut Hollow
www.walnuthollow.com
A leading manufacturer of unfinished wood products.
Watercolor Online
watercolor-online.com
Demos, monthly artist profiles, workshops and competitions.
Welburn Gourd Farm
www.welburngourdfarm.com
Pick from a wide variety of organically-grown gourds.
