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websites featuring art for sale

• fineartamerica fineartamerica.com/ fineartamerica.com/ a wide variety of contemporary art classified in all sorts of useful ways by genre, artist, title, etc. sharp presentations and all sorts of ways to buy. links to artist sites as well. Posted June 15, 2011 at 8:45 PM

• zatista.com www.zatista.com www.zatista.com extensive selection of contemporary art; great search features, including an interesting "art explorer" feature Posted June 16, 2011 at 6:20 PM

• art.com www.art.com www.art.com extensive offering of classical and contemporary art; nice "guided shopping" feature; "match my image" feature; "inspire my discovery" feature; artists anonymous Posted June 16, 2011 at 6:21 PM

• ArtistRising.com www.artistrising.com www.artistrising.com a division of art.com. where art.com offers prints of both established and upcoming artists, artistrising.com sells prints and originals of the upcoming artists exclusively. has a nice "by color" search feature Posted February 27, 2012 at 6:32 AM

• Cosmic Cafe and Outer Space Art Gallery www.cosmiccafe.com www.cosmiccafe.com features works of spray paint artist G. Harlan as well as other spray paint artists, with links to their sites Posted July 1, 2011 at 4:56 PM

• Cosmic Cafe and Outer Space Art Gallery www.outer-space-art-gallery.com www.outer-space-art-gallery.com features works of spray paint artist G. Harlan as well as other spray paint artists, with links to their sites Posted July 1, 2011 at 4:08 PM

• pamelina.com www.pamelina.com www.pamelina.com Pamela H. is a well-established west coast artist known for her guitar painting. The site includes categories such as Rock, Cycles, Tattoo, Fantasy, Fairies Posted July 1, 2011 at 4:16 PM

• Mark A. Garlick's Space Art www.space-art.co.uk www.space-art.co.uk former PhD astronomer and current professional artist and illustrator, Garlick presents from his portfolio of space art and space animation art, including stunning depictions of the sun, planetary bodies, exoplanets, galaxies, etc. Posted July 1, 2011 at 4:28 PM

• War Art www.warart.archives.govt.nz www.warart.archives.govt.nz War Art Online brings together a diverse collection of about 1,500 artworks covering major conflicts involving New Zealanders from World War One onwards. Search for specific works or artists, or just browse this moving collection. Posted August 31, 2011 at 7:49 PM

• Linda Benton McCloskey www.lindabentonmccloskey.com www.lindabentonmccloskey.com Experimental watermedia (experimental watercolor), mixed media, acrylic and encaustic (beeswax) Posted August 31, 2011 at 7:00 AM

• www.pulchri.nl Dutch site featuring works of contemporary Dutch artists. Posted August 31, 2011 at 7:39 PM

• Cirque de Pepin www.cirque.nl www.cirque.nl This is the website of Pepijn van den Nieuwendijk, painter, illustrator and sculptor. The Cirque de Pepin studio is located in Den Haag (The Hague), The Netherlands. Posted August 31, 2011 at 7:44 PM

• Ezakwantu www.ezakwantu.com www.ezakwantu.com African Tribal Arts incredible, comprehensive site - really all about Africa Posted August 31, 2011 at 7:55 PM

• C.E. Norton Portraits and Fine Art www.cenorton.com www.cenorton.com beautiful pet portraiture Posted November 21, 2011 at 5:22 AM

• Artspan contemporary art www.artspan.com www.artspan.com all original contemporary art for sale with excellent search resources, all sorts of interesting art related content including articles, events. lots and lots of content Posted November 28, 2011 at 5:46 AM

• Julie Fain Art www.juliefain.com/ www.juliefain.com/ a beautifully produced website of the artist's for sale fantasy and fairy images Posted December 21, 2011 at 5:29 AM

• Kenneth Albin Wildlife/Nature Photography kenneth-albin.artistwebsites.com kenneth-albin.artistwebsites.com a rich collection of primarily nature photography, featuring the diverse Florida Everglades ecosystem Posted December 21, 2011 at 5:38 AM

• UGALLERY www.ugallery.com www.ugallery.com sales of contemporary originals with a sister site for sales of posters and prints (http://paperwork.ugallery.com/). UGALLERY enables the shopper to query on medium, size, style, color, and more Posted January 16, 2012 at 7:31 PM

• underwater paintings by D. Shaffer www.underwaterpaintings.com www.underwaterpaintings.com a small collection of idealized paintings based on original underwater photography. Posted January 17, 2012 at 8:31 PM

• Modern Art Images Plaza of Original Fine Art www.modernartimages.com/index.htm www.modernartimages.com/index.htm a fresh, well organized presentation of the works of african painter and sculptur Chidi Okoye Posted January 17, 2012 at 8:41 PM

• Redbubble www.redbubble.com www.redbubble.com intensely commercial site, but lots of fine art to explore, plus active community Posted February 11, 2012 at 4:26 PM

• daily painters.com www.dailypainters.com www.dailypainters.com The Daily Painters Gallery is the first and largest juried gallery of daily painting artists. They have over 50,000 paintings posted, and add more every day by over 150 juried painting-a-day artists. Posted March 13, 2012 at 6:29 AM

• InkDance Chinese Painting Gallery www.inkdancechinesepaintings.com www.inkdancechinesepaintings.com InkDance Painting Gallery is a large Chinese Paintings supplier in China, established in 1996. They offer a huge selection of paintings and customization service. Posted March 13, 2012 at 6:33 AM

• Gladys Roldan-de-Moras Fine Art roldandemoras.com/ roldandemoras.com/ Gladys Roldan-de-Moras' Columbian and Mexican roots are reflected in the style and subjects of her colorful work. Posted March 14, 2012 at 7:33 PM

• Ellen Sofer www.ellensoffer.com www.ellensoffer.com Shreveport, LA based artist Ellen Sofer says of her colorful abstracts: My work is about an internal vision, emotions, memories that get processed on a subconscious level and than find a life in the forms and colors that I use. Posted March 15, 2012 at 4:59 AM

• artnet artnet.com artnet.com A resource-rich website geared toward high end art collectors. The site provides information on art valuation, hosts online auctions, updates an extensive art magazine, maintains an directory of over 250,000 artists, hosts artist galleries, provides art market analytic tools. Posted March 18, 2012 at 10:37 PM

• Etsy www.etsy.com/ www.etsy.com/ Etsy is a fun potpourri of online home decoration shops, including wonderful art "shops". A wide range of mediums are available here, including collage, drawing, fiber art, illustration, mixed media, prints, sculpture. A refreshing change of pace from the prevalent online artist's gallery format. Posted March 22, 2012 at 8:05 PM

• Lalanta Fine Art www.lalanta.com/ www.lalanta.com/ 'Lalanta' is translated from the Thai word meaning "beauty in abundance". Located in the heart of Bangkok's most affluent districts, La Lanta Fine Art offers contemporary artworks by internationally acclaimed artists. The gallery also exhibits work by up-and-coming artists. The website shows a generous sampling of represented artists, including those of Knakorn Kachacheewa, Ralph Kiggell, Elizabeth Romhild, Christian Develter, Brett Goldstar Posted March 22, 2012 at 9:13 PM

• Stockart.com www.stockart.com www.stockart.com a lot of pay-to-download clip art, but here and there in the various categories you will discover paintings and photographs that rise above the project art category and stand on their own. Posted March 25, 2012 at 10:16 AM

• tumblr.com www.tumblr.com www.tumblr.com a sharing everything site. a great starting point to discover a new artist and link to an artist site for additional exploration Posted April 1, 2012 at 7:15 AM

• Lauren Purje www.laurenpurje.net/home#.T3wo_tmkLEY www.laurenpurje.net/home#.T3wo_tmkLEY thought provoking tongue-in-cheek "disaster" art. interesting section called "Art for the People" which asks the "patron" for a subject to serve as inspiration for an individualized piece. Posted April 4, 2012 at 6:59 AM

• atelier martin horneman www.atelier-horneman.nl/index.php/martin-horneman/werk-martin-horneman/?album=1&gallery=7 www.atelier-horneman.nl/index.php/martin-horneman/werk-martin-horneman/?album=1&gallery=7 website of Netherlands artist martin horneman. beautiful and special use of colors with a particular focus on animal art. Posted April 5, 2012 at 6:46 AM

• Heidi Burstein, artist www.burstein.co.za www.burstein.co.za South African artist Heidi Burstein paints beautiful primary color oils of local subjects including beautiful and warm mother and child subjects Posted April 8, 2012 at 12:08 PM

• Andrew Obrien, artist www.andrewobrienartist.com/ www.andrewobrienartist.com/ very neat, sort of minimalist site featuring the outstanding abstract paintings of Andrew Obrien Posted April 10, 2012 at 9:43 PM

• behance.net www.behance.net www.behance.net extensive international network of online artist galleries. facilitates following of artists, tracking new projects, sharing projects Posted April 11, 2012 at 7:18 PM

• Photographers Gallery www.photographersgallery.com/ www.photographersgallery.com/ "Hot art, cool vibe" "An invigorating departure from the traditional fine art gallery." - Space Magazine Photographers Gallery is the leading source for original fine art prints online. Representing established and emerging innovative photographers from around the world. Our extensive diverse collection appeals to any art lover and the serious collector. Posted April 14, 2012 at 3:32 PM

• Artmajeur www.artmajeur.com/ www.artmajeur.com/ extensive art gallery hosting, apparently with a significant base of French artists. Purchasing is through direct contact with showing artists. Nice blogging magazine. nice "send it to a friend by e-card" feature Posted April 24, 2012 at 7:03 AM

• Great Big Canvas www.greatbigcanvas.com/create/photos-to-art/ www.greatbigcanvas.com/create/photos-to-art/ prints of the established masters and emerging names. Selling prints from established and name collections, including the photography of National Geographic. Posted May 10, 2012 at 6:43 AM

• Jonas Jeque - Kenyan artist www.jonasjeque.com www.jonasjeque.com Jeque self describes as influenced by the traditional Makonde word carvers. His site is a brightly colored collection of dance and acrobatic images, nature images, realistic and abstract Posted May 28, 2012 at 9:37 PM

• Art of Chidi Okoye modernartimages.com modernartimages.com Nigerian-born sculptor, painter, and poet Chidi Okoye presents and impressive variety of works on a well organized, highly optimized website. Galleries include abstracts, drawings, sculpture, pastels, water colors, seascapes, african dance Posted May 29, 2012 at 8:57 PM

• Blacklight-Arts.com www.blacklight-arts.com www.blacklight-arts.com enter the world of psychedelic paintings. Find hand-painted blacklight paintings of many designs. Posted May 30, 2012 at 5:28 AM

• Conceptships conceptships.blogspot.com/2009/05/tyler-west-concept-spaceship-art.html conceptships.blogspot.com/2009/05/tyler-west-concept-spaceship-art.html the biggest collection of spaceship art in the universe! not a for sale art site but a great place to discover spaceship art and a huge community surrounding it Posted June 8, 2012 at 5:21 AM

• Charles Kaufman www.charleskaufman.com/ www.charleskaufman.com/ 3d grafik, cartoon style art, lots of women, crushed can art and other fun stuff at sister site www.toontoonz.com. A very fun site to surf. Posted June 18, 2012 at 6:36 AM

• galerie michael galeriemichael.com/ galeriemichael.com/ very slick online presence for Beverly Hills, CA Galerie Michael. Searchable collection, client testimonials, featured artists, exhibitions, gallery catalogs, art news Posted June 19, 2012 at 9:08 PM

• Winborg Masterpieces www.winborg.com www.winborg.com beautiful Americana of Larry Winborg, featuring watercolor landscapes often with Rockies in the background, impressionistic and realistic renderings Posted July 28, 2012 at 10:16 AM

• Sharon Brening LUNA Creations Studio 2011.sbrening.com/ 2011.sbrening.com/ wonderful depictions of Native American images, especially portaiture of Native American children Posted July 28, 2012 at 10:18 AM

• Patterson Galleries pattersongalleries.com/ pattersongalleries.com/ Connecticut painter Michael Patterson presents works featuring rainy city streets, sun on sparkling waters, faces, hands, clouds, sky, dappled sunlight, people at the beach, people playing music Posted July 30, 2012 at 8:16 PM

• Michael Kaboti: Hopi Indian Artist www.kabotie.com/Pages/curriculaaevitae.html www.kabotie.com/Pages/curriculaaevitae.html expressionistic and figurative abstracts evoking southwestern native american themes. interesting series of collaborative paintings with Celtic artist Jack Dauben Posted July 31, 2012 at 6:32 AM

• Visions of Eyahotanka: The Artistry of Janice Albro, Dakota artist www.jalbroart.com/home.htm www.jalbroart.com/home.htm The energy and spirit of Sioux dance is depicted in many of Ms. Albro's paintings. In addition, the site presents a powerful collection of bronze statuettes, many in dance poses. Posted July 31, 2012 at 6:42 AM

• Saleoilpaintings.com www.saleoilpaintings.com/ www.saleoilpaintings.com/ Oil paintings for sale - reproductions and original oil paintings are for sale including following genres: abstract, landscape, floral. Posted August 6, 2012 at 9:43 PM

• yessy.com yessy.com yessy.com an extensive for sale collection of art priced for the middle class. highly searchable. categories include paintings and prints, photography, sculpture, and carvings, ceramics and pottery. opportunities to critique the art. Posted August 8, 2012 at 9:16 PM

• Kirby Kendrick kirbykendrick.com/index.htm kirbykendrick.com/index.htm southwest impressionist artist Kirby Kendrick shares strong work in landscape, florals and interiors, southwest themes, additionally you can link to her art blog which is fresh and packed with articles and pictures Posted September 26, 2012 at 8:40 AM

• Zahrada Art & Illustration www.zahradka-art.com/ www.zahradka-art.com/ Features the portraiture of Gary and Suzy Zahradka. Subjects include animals, historical figures, and fantasy characters. Prints of many works are available for sale. Posted December 2, 2012 at 7:17 AM

• A Chesley Bonestell Space Art Gallery www.bonestell.com/the_chesley_bonestell_archives005.htm www.bonestell.com/the_chesley_bonestell_archives005.htm 6 legacy space exploration paintings of the 1940s and 1950s by groundbreaking space artist A. Chesley Bonestell Posted December 8, 2012 at 6:49 AM

• AstroArt.org www.astroart.org/ www.astroart.org/ David A. Hardy, FBIS, FIAAA claims to be the longest-established living space artist in the West, being first published in 1952. His site includes paintings of planets, space craft, sci-fi subjects. Posted December 8, 2012 at 7:03 AM

• SLAWEK WOJTOWICZ www.slawcio.com/ www.slawcio.com/ An extensive portfolio of sci-fi art from the end of the 20th century emphasizing characters and crafts. Posted December 8, 2012 at 7:11 AM

• Dinosaur and Space Imagery of Joe Tucciarone www.joetucciarone.com www.joetucciarone.com richly colored depictions of comets, asteroids, exploding stars, planets, galaxies, nebulae, theropods, sauropods, ornithopods Posted December 8, 2012 at 7:22 AM

• In Memoriam Frank Hettick www.skyhighgallery.com www.skyhighgallery.com Sky High Gallery features works of space artist Frank Hettick including depictions of Cassini (Huygens probe), Uranus, sci-fi subjects Posted December 8, 2012 at 7:51 AM

• Spacelands www.spacelands.de/ www.spacelands.de/ space artist Frank Lewicke presents his fantasy space art subjects, featuring crafts, planetary surfaces, and monoliths, in video format with rich audio Posted December 8, 2012 at 7:54 AM

• Elfwood www.elfwood.com/index.html www.elfwood.com/index.html Elfwood is the worlds largest site for SciFi & Fantasy Art and Fiction with the mission to provide a place for amateurs from all over the world to share, teach, and inspire a new generation of dreams. It is a free-to-join site, without any fees or strings attached, giving new and upcoming artists an unparalleled opportunity to publish their material. Posted December 23, 2012 at 5:11 AM

• Coolvibe digital art and inspiration coolvibe.com/ coolvibe.com/ Coolvibe is a site dedicated to showcasing the best and most inspirational digital art from around the web ??? be it science fiction, fantasy, retro, 3D, illustrations, vector art, and virtually everything else. Posted December 23, 2012 at 5:58 AM

• trendlad.com trendland.com/ trendland.com/ an amazing eclectic, content rich source for trends in fashon, design, photography, art, culture, music, video. Posted January 18, 2013 at 1:47 PM

• Cy Twombly's paintings are music to my ears www.guardian.co.uk/music/tomserviceblog/2008/jul/18/strangeasitmayseem www.guardian.co.uk/music/tomserviceblog/2008/jul/18/strangeasitmayseem 2008 article discussion presentation of modernist painter Cy Twombly with works of John Cage, Claudio Monteverdi Posted January 21, 2013 at 8:34 AM

• artisoo.com www.artisoo.com/ www.artisoo.com/ a great art shopping site out of China. Focus is prints from reproductions of fine art. Site focuses broadly on appreciation of art and artists, and especially Chinese art. Posted January 24, 2013 at 5:56 AM

• DINCA dinca.org/ dinca.org/ Our mission is to expand the international sphere of experimental film, new media art, art, video art, and more. We strive to share the subterranean magic of great artists and filmmakers. We are Chicago-based. We are open to submissions, press for relative events, new writer/contributor submissions, and more. Posted April 19, 2013 at 7:23 AM

• www.jilaensherwood.com/ breathtaking renderings in fantasy, science fiction, space art, heavy metal genres. In addition, a resource for web and graphic design, CD cover art, bookjacket design Posted April 22, 2013 at 7:20 PM

great places to share your compositions or download loops and tracks from others; great places to collaborate on projects

• looperman.com www.looperman.com www.looperman.com hosts lots of free loops and other shared composition building blocks, FXs Posted November 6, 2010 at 5:37 PM

• soundcloud www.soundcloud.com www.soundcloud.com very popular music sharing site Posted June 16, 2011 at 6:22 PM

• Newgrounds.com www.newgrounds.com/audio/ www.newgrounds.com/audio/ a colorful host for presentation of original creative work, including art and audio. Nice visual algorithm runs during audio play. Posted February 24, 2012 at 4:15 AM

• Musopen www.musopen.org www.musopen.org Musopen is a non-profit focused on improving access and exposure to music by creating free resources and educational materials. They provide recordings, sheet music, and textbooks to the public for free, without copyright restrictions. Their mission : "to set music free." Posted March 20, 2012 at 8:09 PM

• Trendland's Trendmix trendland.com/june-2012-trendmix-cant-wait-for-the-sun-to-rise/ trendland.com/june-2012-trendmix-cant-wait-for-the-sun-to-rise/ Trendland is an extensive online arts magazine with a big music sharing area. Lots of new, eclectic stuff showcased here. Posted July 18, 2012 at 9:09 PM

resources and references for study of midi, audio and home studio technology

• Tweakheadz www.tweakheadz.com/software_plugins.htm www.tweakheadz.com/software_plugins.htm well informed writing on home studio technology Posted January 16, 2011 at 3:40 AM

• Izotope www.izotope.com www.izotope.com audio technical site with lots of good information, articles. Lots of product and service promotion. Posted August 31, 2011 at 8:53 PM

explorations of the cross-influences and relationships between music and art, examples and discussions of music and art collaborations

• Music and Painting www.cnvill.net/mfashtn2.htm www.cnvill.net/mfashtn2.htm an abstract from a chapter of Dore Ashton on the the relationship between contemporary music and art, from 1962 Posted December 26, 2011 at 4:11 PM

• Trendland "Your Daily Dose" trendland.com/ trendland.com/ online magazine for fashion trends, art, design, photography, illustration, music, video. website hosting, lots of cool ads as well Posted July 18, 2012 at 9:11 PM

• Mixing Art and Music ??? An Open Letter to the Corcoran Gallery www.artsjournal.com/uq/2012/06/mixing-art-and-music-an-open-letter-to-the-corcoran-gallery.html www.artsjournal.com/uq/2012/06/mixing-art-and-music-an-open-letter-to-the-corcoran-gallery.html Scholar, writer, concert/producer. and former Executive Director of the Brooklyn Philharmonic, Joseph Horowitz shares an experience of music presented in the atrium of the Corcoran Gallery, Washington, D.C. Posted January 21, 2013 at 7:59 AM

• A Man in a Room Gambling www.tate.org.uk/context-comment/video/gavin-bryars-and-juan-munoz www.tate.org.uk/context-comment/video/gavin-bryars-and-juan-munoz composer discusses concept of music supporting narrative about techniques for cheating at gambling Posted January 21, 2013 at 8:13 AM

• Mixing Art and Music ??? An Open Letter to the Corcoran Gallery www.artsjournal.com/uq/2012/06/mixing-art-and-music-an-open-letter-to-the-corcoran-gallery.html www.artsjournal.com/uq/2012/06/mixing-art-and-music-an-open-letter-to-the-corcoran-gallery.html Joe Horowitz relates a trip to the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C., and presents his position on the unsolicited presentation of music with art in galleries. Posted January 21, 2013 at 8:43 AM

• FASO:Fine Art Studio Online www.faso.com/ www.faso.com/ outstanding artist website hosting, website development resources, art marketing articles, parent to FineArtViews, an artist blogsite Posted March 14, 2012 at 7:30 PM