Flickr is Your Friend!

Continuing on the idea of Discovering Answers, I know I just said that things with screens are passive. Which they are.

That said, the Internet is a wonderful source of inspiration. You can find out a lot about what kinds of art you really like, then you can take an artist and look him or her up on Wikipedia or Google and learn even more.

(Note to Parents: Some art sites have, er, "interesting" content on them. Depends on your own sensibilities. But I'd recommend keeping an eye on what kids are searching or what links they are following. Or, search with them. The searches I recommend below came up with content that looked okay.)

And, a wonderful place to see tons of inspiring stuff is Flickr. There is much more on Flickr than just photos. Many, many artists put their stuff on there. (I do, too!)

Try typing these things into the search box at the top of the home page (the one that says "Search Everyone's Photos"):

"drawing"

"oil painting"

"etch a sketch"

"sharpie"

"illustration"

I also recommend this group pool on Flickr - called Moleskinerie. Moleskines are little notebooks that many creative people carry around with them everywhere. There is a lot of really cool stuff drawn in these books. I have piles of these things. Mine are nowhere near as attractive as some of the things you will see here.

So much great stuff to look at!