Links
Artists
MarkBeaven.co.uk - Mark's personal website, showcasing his work.
MarkBeaven.blogspot.com- A selection of Mark's pictures for sale.
www.zhaomingwu.com- a wonderful painterly Chinese artist based in San Francisco
Kapka.co.uk - Greg Kapka's personal website, showcasing this student's work.
Art Renewal Center - a huge online museum of paintings by old and modern masters.
De Laszlo paints a portrait - a fascinating demonstration of the brilliant Hungarian artist's portrait painting process.
Vermeer's palette - an in-depth look at the seventeenth-century Dutch master, his palette and painting techniques.
Art Magazines
The Artist magazine- practical guidance and inspiration, features on artists and their methods
Art Organisations
The Federation of British Artists- National focal point for contemporary figurative art, including National Art Societies, based at The Mall Galleries, London
Nottingham Art Studios- Artists' Studio Groups in Nottingham
Nottingham Society of Artists- Membership-based Art Society, regular untutored drawing and painting group sessions, exhibition opportunities
Derby Sketching Club- Local art club in Derbyshire
Art Materials
John E. Wright - local art supply store on Huntingdon St. Major stockist of Winsor & Newton and Daler-Rowney.
Michael Harding Paints-supplier of high quality oil paints
Jackson's Art supplies- good online supplier