Dianne's Gallery : links

This page continues to grow as I come across websites I particularly like, which fit (even vaguely) into the category "creative" and I consider worthy of a "Special Mention." Sadly, when I checked recently (June 2005) I found that several of the lovely sites I had listed on this page had moved, evaporated into the ether or otherwise disappeared. If your site has been listed here in the past, please get back in touch with your new URL so I can reinstate it!

DIANNE'S BOOKCASE - the companion site to this, showcasing poetry and prose, fact and fiction, for all ages, written by and for members of my family. A site to visit if you like a "good read!"

"KINDERZEICHNUNGEN" - a really wonderful collection of drawings of children by the German artist Hans-Jurgen Stoffels. His is a rare talent, and his website is well worth a visit.

PET PORTRAITS - as showcased on this website : Catherine will paint a portrait of your pet from your own photographs, thus doing away with the need for sittings with the subject and making them available worldwide. Contact the artist and arrange to have your pet's portrait done - details on her website..

TOUCH OF COLOUR is a gallery website displaying the widely varying art work of Pam Green, an English artist. Do find time to pay this site a visit - her paintings are all for sale and you may find just the one you are looking for to fill that space on your wall!

WYVERN ARTS is a new website created by a group of local (East Yorkshire UK) artists to showcase their work. I've met several of them and seen some of their work "in the flesh" as it were, and I can highly recommend it, so please do pay their site a visit, you won't be disappointed.

ETCHED IN TIME : words (almost) fail me on this one.... if you, like me, find it almost impossible to draw even a simple rectangle with an Etch-A-Sketch, just take a look at this site. My mind is still boggling.....

DIGITAL BLASPHEMY : No, this isn't a religious site. Ryan Bliss creates digital worlds out of his own imagination and makes them available as amazing "wallpaper" for your computer. The visual effects are astounding. Many are free; full access requires a paid subscription, which helps support his work. Creating worlds is "godlike", hence the site's name.

ANIMAL ART BY SANDY - another art work site which is worth a visit, both for the quality of her paintings and the overall presentation of her site.

CHRIS MORGAN ARTWORKS - used to be listed here before, did a disappearing act and has now reappeared again! Still an excellent site, with a collection of portraits of Stars and Celebrities by international portrait artist Chris Morgan from Bournemouth, UK.

TRADITIONS UK is one of my own websites, all about British traditions and customs, but I'm rather pleased with it and think it's worth a link - take a look at it and see if you agree?

PARADIGM ASSOCIATES - look up "Paradigm" in the dictionary and you will find it says "a basic theory, a conceptual framewok within which scientific theories are constructed." Which leaves me none the wiser. Paradigm Associates are "Life Coaches" who promise to take you from where you are right now to where you want to be. Their aim is to bring life coaching within reach of everyone who can make use of it by allowing you to pay what you think it's been worth to you! This novel concept appeals to me enormously, in its openness and willingnesss to display TRUST - a rare commodity these days. Pay this unusual website a visit, you may may find it of great value to you.

HEROIC STORIES - Interesting, fun, short, true, non-religious stories about real people who step up to help others. Free e-mail subscription - See http://www.HeroicStories.com for details.