Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland Museum of Art: "Maine Coast, 1907"
Oil painting on canvas by Rockwell Kent (American, 1882-1971).
Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland Museum of Art: "On the Beach, No. 3"
"On the Beach, No. 3, 1915" in an oil painting on canvas by Post-Impressionist Maurice Prendergast (American, 1858-1924).
Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland Museum of Art: "Stag at Sharkey's"
"Stag at Sharkey's, 1909" in an oil painting on canvas by George Bellows (American, 1882-1925).
Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland Museum of Art: "View of Schroon Mountain After a Storm"
"View of Schroon Mountain, Essex County, New York, After a Storm, 1838" in an oil painting on canvis by Thomas Cole (American, 1801-1848), founder of the art movement known as the Hudson River School
Other
Notebook: Oil Painting
Excerpts from a series of art reference books provide a historical perspective about the development of oil painting and techniques.
Other
Studio Antiques and Fine Art Incorporated
A tremendous display of fine art complete with the artist's bio and studio address, as well as the type of painting it is (oil painting, water color etc.) The font size on this site is small but readable.
Tech4Learning
Pics4 Learning: Images for Education: Paintings
Dozens of useful photos of various paintings from around the world! A useful reference in an art or history class. Browse through the examples, then click to enlarge.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: John Singleton Copley
This sample "exhibit" from the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art offers a short biography of colonial painter and portrait artist John Singleton Copley. Includes links to six different paintings, each with an informative caption.
Other
Native American Indian Art
This site provides illustrations and descriptions of Native American art and painting. Visual sampling of many Native American artists.
Other
Teaching and Learning Through Chicago Collections: The Civil War in Art
This website allows us to explore a wide range of images and objects that depict or relate to the war between the Union and the Confederacy-the most deadly war in the history of the United States. Artists tried to depict the war using a...
Emory University
Emory University: Sargent's Painting "Gassed"
Emory University provides a description and image of Sargent's painting "Gassed." Provides an artistic depiction of World War I.
CGFA
Carol Gerten Fine Arts: Winslow Homer
Nice biography of the American Naturalist painter, Winslow Homer, known for his paintings, "The Croquet Game" and "Home,Sweet Home."
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Henry F. Farny
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Henry F. Farny is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his oil paintings of various Native American scenes. Farny was also a...
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles County Museum of Art: Collections Online: French Oil Sketches
A collection of 19 images of French oil sketches painted during the seventeenth through the nineteenth centuries that are part of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art's collections. Click on each title to see an enlarged image and...
Curated OER
Canadian Art Oil Painting of Two Men in Forest in Winter, 1900 1942
View oil painting of two men in the Canadian forest in Winter.
Other
Alien Travel Guide: Media Used for Painting
Information on acrylics, oils, tempera and watercolours are described when you click the links in this site.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Monet's Magic [Pdf]
In this lesson, 4th graders will learn about the impressionistic painter, Claude Monet. Students will learn how to paint fuzzy (up and down strokes) while mixing tints, creating the illusion of water. They will also learn to do color...
Other
Art Show: Progression of Painting of Apples
Here at ArtShow, artist Betsy M. Kellum explains her pastel technique with this still life drawing. Both oil paints and pastels are used. Kellum explains the drawing/painting process from the blueprint of the artwork to the finishing...
Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago: Art Access: Grant Wood
View "American Gothic," with brief contextual notes and analysis.
Kinder Art
Kinder Art: Henri Rousseau Fantasy Jungle (Lesson Plan)
KinderArt provides a site with information on how to teach students art techniques. Students learn to recognize and identify foreground, midground and background. They also create a stylized drawing using simple shapes as well as...
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Arrangement of Flesh Colour and Black
Resource provides a painting "Arrangement in Flesh Colour and Black: Portrait of Theodore Duret," description and history of the painting.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Stuart Davis
Museum site which contains a short biography of the artist, Stuart davis. Includes links to pictures of his works.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Grant Wood:the Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
Find out some biographical information about Grant Wood. Includes pictures of his works and links to related topics.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: "Americana" by Charles Sheeler
Charles Sheeler's "Americana" is displayed here along with descriptive text and biographical information. The image may be enlarged.