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	Paint by Number - http://americanhistory.si.edu/paint/ Teaches a popular painting technique of the early 1950s.
	Wikipedia - Oil painting - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_painting Encyclopedia article discusses the process of oil painting and brief history of the medium.
	Watercolors - http://www.handprint.com/HP/WCL/water.html Guide to watercolor painting. Includes information on watercolor papers, brushes, paints, and artists.
	Wikipedia - Watercolor Painting - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watercolor Encyclopedia article offers a brief discussion of the techniques and history of the painting medium.
	Abstraction - http://www.nga.gov/education/american/abstract.shtm Overview of the art style provided by the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC.

	Wikipedia - Acrylic Paint - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acrylic_paint Encyclopedia article provides a description of the painting material and some of its uses.
	Themes in American Art - Still Life - http://www.nga.gov/education/american/still.shtm Overview of the art technique provided by the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC.
	Wikipedia - Tempera (Egg Tempera) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egg_tempera Encyclopedia article provides instructions for making tempera and a brief history of its uses.
	Wikipedia - Encaustic - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encaustic_painting Brief encyclopedia article describes the painting medium.
	Surrealism.org - http://www.surrealism.org/ Brief article and biographies of well known surrealists.

	The Painting Guide - http://homepages.ius.edu/DCLEM/ptgguide/ptggd.htm Student guide to painting techniques compiled by Debra Clem, fine arts professor, Indiana University Southeast.
	Still Life - Encyclopedia.com - http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-stilllif.html Encyclopedia article covers the evolution of the art style.
	Matisse for Kids - http://www.artbma.org/flash/F_conekids.swf Meet Raoudi, artist Henri Matisse's perky schnauzer, in an on-line exploration of the 20th-century master's bold, bright paintings. [Requires Flash]
	My Art - Art for Kids - http://www.biddingtons.com/content/myartwattson.html Contemporary artist Kate Wattson provides a description of creating a still life painting and a project idea.
	http://www.alifetimeofcolor.com/study/g_fresco.html - http://www.alifetimeofcolor.com/study/g_fresco.html Brief definition and history for the paining technique.

	Lifetime of Color: Study Art - http://www.alifetimeofcolor.com/study/g_abstract.html Brief definition and samples of abstract art.
	http://www.alifetimeofcolor.com/study/g_pastel.html - http://www.alifetimeofcolor.com/study/g_pastel.html Brief definition and history for the art medium.
	Acrylic Paint - http://www.alifetimeofcolor.com/study/g_acrylic_paint.html Brief definition of and history for the art medium.
	Oil Paint - http://www.alifetimeofcolor.com/study/g_oil_paint.html Brief definition of and history for the art medium.
	Tempera Paint - http://www.alifetimeofcolor.com/study/g_tempera.html Brief definition of and history for the art medium.

	Oil painting - http://www.woodenpalette.com/oilpaint1.html An online tutorial that teaches oil painting technique.
	Art Puzzles - http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/art/g1u5.html Try to put four piece puzzles together that reveal a famous still life painting.
	Roman Portraits from Fayuum - http://www.sharecom.ca/fenton/fayuum.html Brief essay about the early use of encaustic painting in Egypt for mummy portraits.
	En Plein Air - http://www.sharecom.ca/fenton/pleinair.html Essay by artist Terry Fenton provides a history and description of the painting technique.
	Demonstration of a Watercolor Painting - http://newboldart.com/Demo%20Page%201.htm Artist Jacqueline Newbold provides a step by step demonstration of painting a landscape with watercolors.

	Painting Techniques - http://www.rickmundy.com/Techniques.htm Watercolor artist Rick Mundy offers an explanation and samples of various techniques including dry brush and wet in wet.
	NGA Kids: Martin Johnson Heade - http://www.nga.gov/kids/heade/ Educational look at the "senses" used in the creation of the painting "Cattleya Orchid and Three Brazilian Hummingbirds".

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