LINKS OF INTEREST

If you know of an interesting web resource for watermedia artists, or any artist or art related site, drop us a line and we will consider it for inclusion here. The goal is to make this a useful and interesting resource for all.

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Societies / Leagues and Art Organizations


Galleries and Museums

Places that are supportive of and show watercolor/water-media creations.

  • The Linda Matney Gallery, Williamsburg, VA: 
    5435 Richmond Road, Suite A, Williamsburg, Virginia ,23188  (757) 675-6627 
    Open Tuesday-Saturday 10am-12pm, 2pm-5pm.  Special viewing appointments available.  The gallery is a bit hard to find, but don't give up. It's actually INSIDE of the fence area of a storage facility. As you go in the gate you will see a building on the right. The main section of the gallery is on the right as you face the building. The middle office is the storage facility office (owned by the gallery owner too) and there is a smaller "annex" to the left of the middle office. Don't be fooled by appearances. This is a small, but very interesting gallery. It will be worth your time to check it out. Highly recommended. 
  • New Town Art Gallery:  Showcases original works by local Williamsburg, Virginia artists, and features a broad spectrum of traditional and contemporary paintings. A wide variety of media is represented including oils, watercolor, acrylics, pastels and mixed media. Unique jewelry and sculpture are also featured. 5140 Main St. Williamsburg, Va. 23188 757-229-5140 Summer Hours: Tuesday through Saturday 11am to 6pm, Sunday 12-5pm, or by appointment. Come visit our spacious gallery! 


Artist Resources

Things that interest watercolor and water-media artists. Not necessarily educative stuff...but could be. Click the blue lettering/link to take you there! A new window will open.

  • Wet Canvas An Online Community for Artists of virtually every medium, not just watercolor. A must see site.

  • The Painter's Keys is the online extension of Robert Genn's Twice-Weekly Letter. Creative folks from more than 115 countries visit this website for information, inspiration, artist advice, friendship and connectivity. Informed and successful painters and other artists make their own contribution through the Twice-Weekly responses or clickbacks. It has also been our goal to make this website an online resource of information for artists and a place to share with others what you are doing, such as through the Art Show Calendar, Art Workshop Calendar and Premium Art Listings. One of the most popular pages is the Art Quotes page, and we also share other things like a listing of Art Retreats available to artists, books, videos, and more.

  • The Artist Network The Artist Network. From the publishers of Artist Magazine

  • Pen, Ink and Watercolor Wash Sketching A commercial site with free tutorials, and helpful watercolor tips and tricks as well as drawing related tips, tricks, and tutorials. Worth a lengthy look!

  • The World of Watercolor (from their site): (An) Online Magazine for watercolor, acrylic & gouache artists and all art lovers Articles on motivation, art technique & information of interest to artists; workshops & lessons; links to artist sites; a gallery of paintings & artwork; lists of watercolor societies and art associations from all over the world

  • Bob Davies: How to Draw and Paint and Watercolor Secrets This site has some free stuff and some fee based stuff. He also sells a very good DVD series called Watercolor Secrets. It's reasonably priced. I (Jon) purchased it and found it very useful and well worth the price.
  • Drawspace  Website for drawing and painting tips, hints, and online (for a fee) classes to learn how to draw or draw better. Interesting site with a lot of free stuff to review. Worth a look

  • The Virtual Instructor From their website: ANYONE, I mean ANYONE can draw and paint, and do it well!!!( In fact, it is really true, you can do anything you want to.) Take a look at some of the free art lessons-you'll see... Welcome to TheVirtualInstructor.com, your online source for free, high-quality art lessons, instruction, and tutorial videos. This site is constructed for you. Whether you are an artist, an aspiring artist, a student, a teacher, want art instruction at home, or if you are just curious, TheVirtualInstructor.com has a tutorial for you. And best of all, it is all free! This site is jam-packed with free drawing lessons, free painting lessons, tutorials, videos, art fundamentals, and resources- all of which are high-quality. The lessons you get here are all original, and are taught to you by a National Board Certified Licensed Visual Art teacher!

  • Painter Gallery  (from their site): PainterGallery.com is human edited directory for painter and business related sites. Directory is divided in painter and business related categories and subcategories. All information on this site are available for free.

Artists of Interest

Current and perhaps not so current watercolor and water-media masters along with the uber talented.

  • Joseph Zbukvic A Master Watercolor Artist from Austrailia. His technique, style, and talent are extraordinary.

  • Sterling Edwards Another extraordinary watercolor artist. Mr. Edwards currently lives in North Carolina, has studied with famed watercolorist Zoltan Szabo. He paints and conducts workshops throughout the US and Canada.

  • John Salminen Very interesting style. Great use of color and shape.

  • Create38: Vinita Pappas Great tutorial site. Talented artist sharing her techniques and vision.

  • Website of James Warwick Jones James Warwick Jones is a realist painter who was born in Hampton, Virginia, where he currently lives and paints. His work is represented in over twenty corporate and public collections, including the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. He has exhibited in a great number of solo, group, and juried exhibitions and is the recipient of over one hundred awards.

Plein Air Related

Websites related to Plein Air painting. Pochade boxes, easels, doo-dads, and stuff....all things Plein Air.

Supplies and Vendors

Places to get supplies, paper, paint, brushes and the "stuff" with which to create.

  • Jerry's Artarama A local and online dealer. The local store is in VIRGINIA BEACH, VA in the Fairfield Shopping Center at the Corner of Providence and Kempsville Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23464 (757) 495-7380

  • Hampton Roads Wholesalers 9616 Hosier Street Newport News, Virginia 23601 (757) 596-0684 Toll Free:            1-800-929-8599       Fax: 1-757-596-4672 Customer Service Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST They also do onsite framing at very reasonable prices!

  • Rosemary & Co Artist Brushes Fine quality handmade brushes for watercolor and water based medium as well as other media, including oils. Excellent prices. Based in England.

  • Armadillo Art Great prices on their Rekab Brushes. I recently purchased a brush at close to 50 percent off retail. They have a rather clunky website and you have to call them to order but it's worth it. They have a downloadable price list too on the site. If you have questions contact Lori at: [email protected]

The Written Arts: For the multi-level artist in some of us!

The Muse Writers Center in Norfolk, Virginia (VA)


Check them out! A great local resource for writers,
poets and anyone interested in writing in all it's forms.

Other Links of Interest

"The Virtual Paintout", here is the site: http://virtualpaintout.blogspot.com/