Be it two dimensional or three, this guide is geared towards the visual arts. Here you will find a variety of tools that may help create or inspire magnificent work.
Below are just a few suggestions of books that may be of use in the art field. Click on the cover to read the EBSCO ebook that is available online.
Need more or different books? Use the widget below to search through EBSCO's eBook Collection
EBSCO Art & Entertainment eJournals, you can browse through the journals, use the search bar at the top to find information on a term, or search through a specific journal for information.
Films on Demand view several different videos on different aspects of Art such as: Applied Art, Art History, Photography, and more.
Art Museums
The Nelson-Atkins Museum is a large museum of art located in Kansas City, MO. They have a large variety of art from many different eras, mediums, and movements from around the world. Click here to select a region to view a portion of their collections.
The Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art houses a collection of American made art. Located in Bentonville, AR, the museum has both 2D and 3D works of American art. Click here to select a medium to look through some of the works of art that they house.
The Wichita Museum of Art is located in Wichita, KS. They have a variety of work in various mediums, from around the world but with empasis on American art. Click here, then click Category under the Search the Museum Collection and choose a category, to look through their art collections.
Useful sites
Want to find a conemporary artist? Check out Artspan. They have several artist in any medium with their work available for you to view online.
Sometimes it can be difficult to work if there's no modivation or inspiration around you. Here are some Tips for Artists Starting Out.
Dick Blick (often refered to as "Blick" for short) has a wide variety of art material at a wide variety of prices. Whatever the medium or budget, they're bound to have something for your artistic needs.
Etsy is like a global market place for artisans. You can buy art work from about anywhere in the world, and you can also set up your own shop and sell to people world wide.
Here are just a few stress releaving and fun websites to play with (who knows maybe they'll cause inspiration).
Weavesilk is a a site that creates symetrically designs (like the one seen left).
Bomomo allows experimentation with abstract desgins (like the one seen right). 