Links and Art Groups

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=125 BGCOLOR="#0000FF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="039467d1egayea.png"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Red Swan - Art Supplies, Frames, Hobbies</B></FONT><B>     |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Red Swan Art Supplies, Frames, Hobbies "><B>home</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="How to Find Us">How to Find Us</A>   |   <A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Art Classes">Art Classes</A>   |   <A HREF="id56.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Orders/Prices">Orders/Prices</A>   |   <A HREF="id60.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kid Stuff">Kid Stuff</A>   |   <A HREF="id15.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Frames">Frames</A>   |   <A HREF="id16.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Art Tools/Accessories">Art Tools/Accessories</A>   |   <B>Links and Art Groups</B>   |   <A HREF="id41.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Brushes">Brushes</A>   |   <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Books">Books</A>   |   <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Artist Colors">Artist Colors</A>   |   <A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Art Surfaces">Art Surfaces</A>   |   <A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Miscellaneous">Miscellaneous</A>   |   <A HREF="id69.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Art Material Tips">Art Material Tips</A>   |   <A HREF="id70.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Brush Glossary">Brush Glossary</A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.redswanart.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.redswanart.com"> </A></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=189 style="border-right: 1px solid #CCCCCC;" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>COMING ART EVENTS</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>We can't list them if the groups involved don't keep us informed.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>They are NOT doing it.</B></div> <div> <B> </B></div> <div> <B> </B></div> <div> <B> </B></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=355 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B></B><B>LINKS AND </B><B>ART GROUPS </B> <A NAME="area_art_groups"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <div> NOTE: <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Some of these groups are NOT good about keeping us informed when schedules or contacts change, so this list is only as good as the information last furnished us.</B></FONT></div> <div> <B>Ocala Art Group, Inc. </B></div> <div> Open to anyone with an interest in art.  Meets at 1:00 pm on second Wednesday of each month September through May .  Holds member shows and workshops featuring guest artists.   Website:<B> </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://ocalaartgroup.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://ocalaartgroup.org"><B>http://ocalaartgroup.org</B></A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Fine Art on Broadway</B></div> <div> Meets first Monday of each month except July and August at 7:00 p.m. at Brick City Center for the Arts (23 W Broadway).  Open to all who wish to produce, promote, and show art, and to those interested in art education.  For information contact Anita Anderson (352) 687-2667.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Ocala Decorative Artists (Updated 10-6-09)</B></div> <div> Meet at 9:30 a.m.the fourth Saturday each month at Belleview's Cherokee Park Adult Recreation Center.   For information call Donna Slutiak at 352-625-1511, or email dslutiak@cfl.rr.com.  Website: <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.ocaladecartists.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ocaladecartists.com"><B>http://www.ocaladecartists.com</B></A></FONT></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B> </B></div> <div> <B>Ocala Plein Air Painters</B></div> <div> A group devoted to painting <I>en plein air</I> (French for in the open air, i.e. outdoors). Here's their web page: <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.ocalapleinairpainters.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ocalapleinairpainters.org"><B>http://www.ocalapleinairpainters.org</B></A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Visual Artists’ Society</B></div> <div> The VAS is dedicated to the advancement of each of its members. The society’s programs and exhibitions are hosted at the Webber Center Gallery at Central Florida Community College, Ocala Campus. The VAS offers two exhibit opportunities annually, the Le Salon newsletter published 3 times per year, lectures, workshops and fieldtrips especially suited to the professional development of each artist. Please further information contact Laura Wright at (352) 854-2322 Ext. 1552 or <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><B><U>wrightl@cf.edu</U></B></FONT><B>. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Citrus County Art League Cultural Center</B></div> <div> 2644 Annapolis Avenue</div> <div> Hernando, FL  34442-4709</div> <div> (352) 746-7606</div> <bR> <div> Portrait Painters - Meet Fridays, 9:30 to 12:00</div> <div>                     Wednesdays 2:30 to 4:30</div> <div> Portrait Contact: Patricia Y. Russak </div> <bR> <div> <B>Citrus County Watercolor Club</B></div> <div> An extremely active club.  Meets second Friday each month at the United Methodist Church of Inverness on Pleasant Grove Road, two miles south of 44.</div> <div> Schedules many workshops.</div> <div> Contact: Kathy Pedeira</div> <div>                 (352) 527-1260</div> <div> For a list of their special events here's a link to their web page:</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.citruswatercolorclub.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.citruswatercolorclub.com"><B>http://www.citruswatercolorclub.com</B></A></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> LINKS</div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > <A NAME="links"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></FONT><A HREF="http://www.winsornewton.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.winsornewton.com"><B>http://www.winsornewton.com</B></A><B> </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>                                                                                  </B></FONT></div> <div> <B> </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Gets our vote as the best art site on the web.  Tons of information</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >.  </FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.gamblincolors.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.gamblincolors.com"><B>http://www.gamblincolors.com</B></A></div> <div> <B>Home page of America's (and possibly the world's) best oil.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B> </B><A HREF="http://www.artinfonet.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.artinfonet.com"><B>http://www.artinfonet.com</B></A></div> <div> <B>The information site of the National Art Materials Trade Association</B></div> <div> <B>(This site is excellent for beginners, but of interest to all.)</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.sculpey.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.sculpey.com"><B>http://www.sculpey.com</B></A></div> <div> <B>A good page for information about Sculpey polymer clays.</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www,testors.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www,testors.com"><B>http://www,testors.com</B></A></div> <div> <B>Model builders and anyone interested in the Aztek line</B></div> <div> <B>of airbrushes should check this page.</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.arnoldgrummer.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.arnoldgrummer.com"><B>http://www.arnoldgrummer.com</B></A></div> <div> <B>The leading supplier of kits and supplies for paper making.</B></div> <div> <B>Many of their products are available from Red Swan.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B> </B><A HREF="http://www.liquitex.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.liquitex.com"><B>http://www.liquitex.com</B></A></div> <div> <B>Lots of useful information from the makers of the world's best-selling acrylic.</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.painting-for-pleasure.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.painting-for-pleasure.com"><B>http://www.painting-for-pleasure.com</B></A></div> <div> <B>Samples and coming class paintings from our wet-on-wet oil teacher</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.mfa.org/_cameo/frontend/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.mfa.org/_cameo/frontend/"><B>http://www.mfa.org/_cameo/frontend</B></A></div> <div> <B>Website of The Conservation and Art Materials Encyclopedia Online, </B></div> <div> <B>it catalogs art materials and provides information for both</B></div> <div> <B>museum professionals and the public.</B></div> <div> <I><B>(Thanks to Golden Acrylics for information about this site and the next .)</B></I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/publications/conservogram/conserv.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/publication"><B>http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/publications/conservogram/conserv.html</B></A><B> </B></div> <div> <B>Although primarily intended for museum pros,  artists may appreciate suggestions dealing with packing, storing, transport, and display of their art work, as well as health and safety issues.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>http://www.handprint.com/HP/WCL/vismixmap.html</B></div> <div> <B>Shows and compares a variety of color wheels and color systems.</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.artinfonet.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.artinfonet.com"><B>http://www.artinfonet.com</B></A><B> </B></div> <div> <B>A good source for information for artists from the</B></div> <div> <B>National Art Materials Trade Association (NAMTA).</B></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1ad35200.png" border=0 width="53" height="32" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>(New links are added regularly.  Check back occasionally.)</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>