Reference Links

The following are references that have been and continue to be inspiration to me personally.  It is hoped that these will provide the same to anyone who happens to check this page out.

 


 


 


 

References



Please note that reference links below are updated as new sources are found and listed in alphabetical order within each group.

Should you have any suggested sites or discover broken links, please drop me a line at either of the two listed email addresses above.

Index of Reference Links:

Art Forum
Favorite Artists
Link Partners & Art Friends
Online Supply Catalogs
Recommended Books/Videos/CDs
Watercolor - General
Watercolor - Lessons & Demos


Favorite Artists:

Grant Fuller
Susan Harrison-Tustain
Lee Hammond
Louise Jackson

Linda Kemp
Claudia Nice
Jack Reid
E.John Robinson
Peter Saw
Susan Scheewe-Brown
Ray Campbell Smith
Zoltan Szabos

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Suggested Art Forums:

Paintdoodles Forum launched as added support to those who purchased Interactive Watercolor by Peter Saw.

Wetcanvas Forum
which is a very extensive site dedicated to all forms of Art at various levels.
 

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Web Sites Relating to Watercolor - General Listing:

about.com
Endless source of information for any topic.

Betty Denton
This site includes many beautiful creations by Ms Denton and instructional packets and books in which to purchase. Her main focus are florals but she also demonstrates other subject material as well.

Everything Watercolor
Site dedicated to watercolor to include links to other watercolor resources.

Handprint
Comprehensive guide to watercolor.

Robert & Sharon Long
This site shares many beautiful creations by Robert and Sharon Long and includes a wealth of information through their Watercolor Tips section. The site also offers online shopping for various painting supplies and the opportunity to purchase prints.

Watercolor Online
This site is dedicated to promote all forms of watercolor and artists who create works in various mediums.

To Watercolor-Online

Wetcanvas
This site includes everything related to Art

World of Watercolor
Online watercolor magazine

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Web Sites with Free Lessons and Demonstrations:

Ellen Fountain
Great source of information including tips and demonstrations.

Grant Fuller
This site offers free lessons in watercolour with the added bonus of additional lessons sent via email. You will also find that Mr. Fuller offers ebooks (Adobe PDF format) on several subjects for a very reasonable price.


Grand Fuller Watercolours


Jane Grainger - Watercolour Painting with JAG
Here is a site that is loaded with tips and techniques and Jane's own gallery of paintings.

Charles Harrington
Gallary of paintings and demonstration

Susan Harrison-Tustain
Gallary of paintings, Introduction to her book and video "Glorious Garden Flowers in Watercolor" and a basic on-line demonstration on how she goes about painting her luminous florals. Also would like to mention she has released a new video in addition to that which I have just mentioned, so you may wish to check back for future releases as well.

John Lovett
Australian artist and author of instructional CD, "Watercolour Studio Workshop." Great site of instruction to include free demonstrations.

Paint Doodles - Home of Interactive Watercolour
Peter Saw's website dedicated to his CD, "Interactive Watercolour." Site includes sample demonstrations from his interactive watercolour CD and offers a fantastic art forum for registered members (free registration).


To Paintdoodles - Home of Interactive Watercolour


Paint Watercolors
Site devoted to watercolor to include tips, techniques, demos, and valuable links to related websites.

Peter Saw Watercolours & Pastels
Peter Saw's personal site to include biography, gallaries and intro to Interactive Watercolour.


Peter Saw Watercolours & Pastels


Susie Short
Now here's a webpage with several really wonderful tips and demonstrations to include full size paintings to greeting cards. Susie also offers how-to watercolor videos. Also, for those who wish to join a group, check out her Yahoo Members Group where you can interact and participate in projects and discussions...Watercolor Workshop

Ray Campbell Smith
Gallery of beautiful watercolour paintings to include a painting demonstration.

Watercolor Painting
Watercolor painting information source to include online learning center - lessons and demonstrations.

Watercolor Passion
Maury Kettell's personal site that demonstrates his passion for watercolor. This site includes his gallary of paintings, personal thoughts, a free demonstration, watercolor projects, and a few other areas of interest to include fly fishing and watercolor haiku.


Watercolor Passion


Rod Webb (Rodzart)
Rod Webb - one of the featured watercolour artists under wetcanvas.com with demonstrations. Author of a step-by-step CD, "Watercolour My Way."

Peter Woolley
Here is a beautiful site with some fantastic watercolour paintings. Mr. Woolley offers an Interactive Instructional CD along with other instructional material. The site also offers free demonstrations along with online shopping for paintings, cards and prints.

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Link Partners and Fellow Artist Friends:

http://Agora Gallery
Agora Gallery, Soho, New York - Contemporary fine art gallery located in Soho , New York City. Art consulting services to private and corporate collectors. Exhibitions of paintings , sculpture and photography. Artist portfolios are reviewed.

Robert Barratt
Beryl's Site
Peter Burnett
Tom Cunliffe
Peter Dimmock

Hany Elkoshairi

Georgina Jones
Maureen (Maursey)'s Artwork
Melody's Art Work
Paintdoodles - Home of Interactive Watercolour
Peter Saw's website dedicated to his CD, "Interactive Watercolour."


To Paintdoodles - Home of Interactive Watercolour

Ray's Artwork
Ron's Art
Steve's Art Pages
Ken Stockley

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On-Line Catalogs:

Artists Club
Instructional books and painting supplies

Cheap Joes

Dick Blick

Susan Scheewe-Brown Publications
To include books and videos by Susan Scheewe-Brown and other authors.

SAA - Society for All Artists
This site offers a huge selection of books and the BEST source of art instructional videos that I have personally found. In addition to their great inventory, SAA's customer service is superb with friendly people who are eager to help or answer questions.

Dick Blick Art Materials

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Recommended Books/Videos/CDs (based on personal favorites):

Many of the following books can be purchased through Barnes and Noble and/or Amazon.com. I have found some out-of-print books through Amazon and also Powells.com.

All Books - Lee Hammond
Books on drawing techniques using pencil and colored pencil.

All Books - Louise Jackson
Louise Jackson specializes in painting florals using watercolor techniques and acrylic paint.

All Books - Zoltan Szabos
Watercolor Landscapes

All Books/Pattern Packets - Betty Denton
Betty Denton specializes in very delicate pastel florals - watercolor.

All Books/Videos - Claudia Nice
Available through Northlight Bookclub; home shopping at www.saa.co.uk; and through brightwoodstudio.com

All Books/Videos - Susan Scheewe-Brown
See Painting-Books under Favorite On-Line Catalogs.

Botanical Illustration Painting with Watercolours - Siriol Sherlock
Book/Video combo available through home shopping at www.saa.co.uk. Fantastic illustrations and the video is a great companion in showing Ms Sherlock's simple but beautifully effective techniques.

Glorious Garden Flowers in Watercolor - Susan Harrison-Tustain
Just as a sideline note to her book, I am awaiting my copy of her accompanying video. If anything like her book, I'm sure it will be a winner as well. UPDATE as of 02/08/04: I have received the accompanying video and find it to be an excellent addition to the book. In addition to that video, I also received her second one called "One on One." This video is the second released from her workshop series that covers watercolor breakthroughts shared by Susan.

Interactive Watercolour CD - by Peter Saw
This is THE best I have seen covering the most information in one source...a step-by-step watercolour course to include written, visual and clip animated instructions. New Release as of November 2001 - see Paintdoodles under Favorite Websites.

Painting Natures Peaceful Places, Reynolds with Seslar

Seascapes and Shorelines with E.John Robinson Video/Book Combination
Available through Northlight Bookclub and home shopping at www.saa.co.uk

The Big Book of Painting Natures in Watercolor, Petrie

The Watercolor Flower Painter's A to Z - Adelene Fletcher
How to paint 50 popular flowers using various techniques in watercolor.

The Watercolorist's A to Z of Trees and Foliage - Adelene Fletcher
How to paint 24 popular trees using various techniques in watercolor.

The Watercolorist's Essential Notebook, Gordon MacKenzie

The Watercolourist's Year by Richard Taylor - Book and 4 video combination.
Available through home shopping through www.saa.co.uk (see link under On-line Catalogs)

Watercolor Basic Series, Various Authors

Watercolor for Real - by Robert & Sharon Long
Available through www.robertlongwatercolors.com or www.painting-books.com

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