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  Professional Nature Photographer Kevin Sink Shares Valuable Tools for Landscape Painters
Photograph © Kevin Sink
  "Are We There Yet?!" by Mary Pettis
Mary Pettis's blog originally posted for the Oil Painters of America and reprinted here with permission from the author.
  Understanding Wood Supports for Art - an article by Elaine Salazar for Just Paint (Golden Paints)
Everything you need to know about wood supports for painting in an article by Elaine Salazar for Just Paint (Golden Paints). 
  Henry Hensche: A Look at How We See and Paint
Originally a 16mm film made in 1975 with Henry Hensche talking about painting and his approach to teaching.
  The Wind Map
The Wind Map is a real-time map which shows graphically the direction and speed of the wind over any point on the map. Data comes from the National Digital Forecast Database. The Wind Map was developed as a personal art project by Fernand Viegas and Martin Wattensberg and is as lovely to watch as to use.
  The Twilight Calculator by Jens Ko
The Twilight Calculator is an adaptation of Google Maps which allows you to choose your location and to specifiy the date. The program will show the timing of the "golden hour", the "blue hour", sunrise, sunset, moonrise and moonset. (By Jens Koßmagk)
  Phases of the Moon
For your nocturne painting, here is a link from Stardate to their calendar showing the phases of the moon.
  Neil Gaiman's Commence Speech at the University of the Arts
A video of Neil Gaiman's Commencement Speech at Philadelphia's University of the Arts 2012.
  500 years of Female Portraits in Western Art
Watch this fascinating and educational video as each portrait morphs into the next.  Stunning!
  Optical Illusions Show How We See
A video by Beau Lotto from the TED Ideas Worth Spreading website
  Karl Paulnack's Welcome Address
Karl Paulnack's Wecome Address given to the parents of students entering The Boston Conservatory (reprinted with permission).
  Art Gives Same Level of Pleasure as Being in Love
A video from The Guardian
  Causes of Color by Web Exhibits
Another amazing series of articles by Web Exhibits on the Causes of Color
  Pigments Through the Ages by Web Exhibits
Enjoy this link to an extraordinary series of articles chronicling the history of pigments.
  Transportation Security Administration Link
A link to the Transportation Security Administration Lists of Prohibited Items for Air Travel
  Denis Dutton: A Darwinian Theory of Beauty
A fascinating and illustrated discussion on the need for beauty.
From a TED talk on UTube
 
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