Lorenzo's Cool Art Links:

• ARC International - The Art Renewal Center - Our favorite online art museum! We support their commitment of "reviving standards of craftsmanship and excellence. Only by gaining a full command of the skills of the past Masters can we create the Masters of tomorrow." The Art Renewal Center is the largest on-line Museum on the internet. A work in progress, steadily expanding with thousands of high quality images of the greatest paintings and sculpture in history, the Art Renewal Center is building an encyclopedic collection of essays, biographies and articles by top scholars in the field. www.artrenewal.org.
  
  
• Blee Studio - Blee Inc. is a decorative arts studio based in Phoenix, Arizona, with an office in Manhattan. Founded by Thomas S. Carlyle. Working in concert with designers and clients, Blee Inc. strives to create fresh, inventive works intelligently rooted in tradition. In a home, the business or any space, on any object that requires decorative consideration, Blee Inc. offers custom-designed hand-painted work specializing in faux finish and unique wall plaster techniques. www.bleestudio.com
  
  
• Franzetti Metal - Pozzi Franzetti crafts functional and architectural metal sculpture for home and garden to delight the eye and tickle the funnybone. www.franzettimetal.com
  
  
• Jacqueline Gold Nicolini - The Ubiquitous Bee Gallery in San Diego - Jacqueline Gold Nicolini is well known in the San Diego art community for her exquisitely realized portraits painted in oil. In 1989, the acclaimed painter Nick Boskovich invited Jacqueline to model for him. This experience led her to sit for such internationally acclaimed artists as Nelson Shanks, Charles Reid, John Asaro and Daniel Gerhartz. Commited to supporting other artists in developing their skills, Jacqueline provides private, individualized instruction in Basic Drawing, Figure and Portrait Drawing all in her studio in Little Italy. Further, she hosts several weekly open-studio figure drawing and painting workshops there, making The Ubiquitous Bee Gallery and Studio a uniquely creative and communal haven for artists. www.ubiquitousbee.com
  
  
• Mountain Ghost - Down-to-Earth Vocal Music for the New Age (NEW AGE-TROPICAL-COWBOY). CD's, Clothing and Stickers at the COSMIC GOLD Gift Shop. www.mountainghost.com
  
  
• Kate Carlyle - The digital art of Kate Carlyle, an artist working with computers as her primary medium. Contrasting the virtual digital world with the physical world from a feminist point of view. Tongue in cheek at all times. www.kcarlyle.com
  
  
• Greater Yellowstone Furniture and Designs - Rustic barnwood furniture and log furniture that is unique and original. The rustic barnwood and log furniture, barnwood picture frames, and barnwood mirrors will look great in your log home, cabin or lodge! Email: Gene@YellowstoneFurniture.com
  www.yellowstonefurniture.com
  
  
• Richard Morgan Howell - Excellent Oceanic Wood Carving Artist, Tikis, Historic Oceanic Woodcraft and Sculptures. www.oceania-art.com
  
  
• Signology - Full Service Vehicle Signs Specializing in Emergency Response Vehicles provided by our extremely talented and good friend James Carlyle Jr. www.signology.com
  
  
• San Diego Fine Woodworkers Association - the largest amateur woodworking organization in the world. www.sdfwa.org
  
  
• Simple Life Wood Carvings - Wood carvings by Kirk Patterson.
  
  
• San Diego Viisual Arts Network - A database via website of information produced to improve the clarity, accuracy and sophistication of disclosure about San Diego's artistic and cultural life and which is dedicated to reinforcing the idea that the visual arts are a necessary and vital part of the health of our city. www.sdvisualarts.net
  
  
• Spanish Village Art Center - located in world-renowned Balboa Park just south of the entrance to World-famous San Diego Zoo in San Diego, California, USA. Visit artists at work in over 40 studio/galleries creating pottery, sculpture, jewelry, enamels and paintings. Enjoy and explore our charming and colorful corner of the Old World. www.spanishvillageart.com
  
  
• Visioneros Studio - Music, art, photography and web design by Enrique "Kiki" Ros, also known by his initiated name Yogananda das. This site includes an ecclectic collection of cool web links. www.visioneros.com