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art
artists helping children
- a non-profit
organization dedicated to bringing comfort to children in hospitals, clinics,
and shelters by brightening their environment with murals and other art.
antique prints & restoration
- purchase currier & ives, audubon, and other antique prints, or have them restored.
degas at expo-shop.com
- the quintessential site with about 300 viewable works by edgar degas.
degas at the national gallery
- view 70 works by edgar degas at the national gallery in washington, d.c. close up detail images of his art make this site worth a visit.
degas gallery
- a nice little site dedicated to my favorite artist edgar degas.
the demuth foundation
- charles demuth museum located in lancaster, pa. charles demuth was a 20th century american painter.
golden rectangle & ratio - ask dr. math to learn the mathematics behind the golden r & r.
**see the wetcanvas link on this page to see how the golden ratio is used in art.
guild of natural science illustrators, inc.
- a great starting point for those interested in scientific illustration.
wetcanvas
- a pretty cool site where you can learn how to use and incorporate the golden rectangle in your art.
winsor & newton
- one of the best sites on paints and painting - a must site for the beginning artist!
books
advanced book exchange
- purveyor of rare, out-of-print and antique books.
the writer's almanac
- a daily program of poetry and history hosted by garrison keillor. each day's program is about five minutes long.
fauna
the american
headhunter
- supplier of animal skulls at very good prices.
hardy's internet guide
to marine gastropods
- thousands of pictures of seashells along
with their scientific names.
iowa state's entomology index of internet resources
- hundreds of links to entymology related sites.
vulpes vulpes
- learn more about the red fox, not the dead comedic actor, but the little cunning furry critter. scientific name 'vulpes vulpes'.
heraldry
a glossary of terms in heraldry by james parker - the definitive site for those interested in heraldry (family crests and shields).
internet
geocities
- where to go to build and host web sites like this one for free.
language
france bleu p�rigord
- my favorite french radio station on the internet playing a mix of french oldies, french contemporary music, rock, and NO commercials; along with news and listener calls. it's a great way to immmerse yourself in the french language. unfortunately they changed to windows media player and connecting to it has been a real pain.
language translator
- translate text like sentences and paragraphs from spanish, portugese, french, german, and italian into english or vice versa. it also translates web pages! you say "au revoir", i say "hello."
word reference
- translate words from spanish, french, german, and italian into english or vice versa. a great web dictionary of foreign words and phrases.
life
this american life
- without a doubt the best program on the radio bar none. a weekly 1 hour program of great stories, interviews, & anecdotes about life in the united states. the archives are a great way to catch up on past shows.
music
paris combo
- this french jazz group is one of the best out there. check out their music because you won't be disappointed.
paris combo video
- watch paris combo's video Moi, Mon Ame et Ma Conscience. you'll need a fast connection to view it though, but the music still plays ok.
violink
- a great resource for beginning viloinmakers with dozens of useful links. this site seems to be under construction, try again later.
violin-world
- learn how to make an instrument from start to finish. an on-online school to make a violin - how cool is that??!
travel
virtual tourist
- a great travel site for and built by travellers like you and me.
vulcanism
mt. etna
- a webcam aimed at europe's largest active volcano. it is over 10,000 ft high and is located on the island of sicily. i went to this volcano in october 2000, unfortunately it wasn't erupting at the time.��this site has been down for awhile now, try again later.
mt. popocat�petl
- a webcam aimed at mexico's active 18,000+ ft volcano. it is located just 45 miles from mexico city.
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