Looking to beef up my Twitter feed, I was googling "best art twitterers" and variations on the search. When nothing came up, I realized I'd have to make the list myself. Below is a compilation of 101 Twitter accounts that focus on arts and artists, from museums to magazines to individual creative types. Enjoy!

Our accounts!

@artistsmagazine
@artistsnetwork
@wcamag
@pasteljournal
@wetcanvas
@northlightbooks
@IMPACTbooks
@SouthwestArt

Art news

@NYartbeat
@artinfodotcom
@culturemonster
@artreviewcom
@art21
@TheArtNewspaper

Artists

@gerhardrichter
@yokoono
@LisaLCyr
@lipking
@davidkassan
@innisart
@mollycrabapple
@DeadpanAlley
@PaintedFigure
@MaryJaneAnsell
@lisacongdon
@thehermitage
@debbiespaintbox
@javaholic
@RobertLCaldwell
@rebeccalatham
@CJ_Rider
@ingramarts
@ALRdesign
@LyndaslineArt

Just for fun

@MetEveryday
@urbansketchers
@arthistoryblog
@design_sponge
@oblique

Museums

New York

@WoodstockArt
@QueensMuseum
@brooklynmuseum
@whitneymuseum
@metmuseum
@Guggenheim
@MuseumModernArt
@cooperhewitt
@newmuseum

Northeast US

@gardnermuseum
@TheWarholMuseum
@MFABookstore
@CurrierMuseum
@TheAldrich
@MattressFactory

DC

@smithsonian
@hirshhorn
@WomenInTheArts
@americanart

Midwest US

@milwaukeeart
@kemperartmuseum
@artinstitutechi
@cincyartmuseum
@mcachicago
@JewishArtMuseum
@DaytonArt
@EiteljorgMuseum
@ClevelandArt
@wexarts
@ToledoMuseum

Southern US

@AshevilleArt
@ncartmuseum
@MOAFL
@highmuseumofart
@MuseumofFLArt
@DALcontemporary
@NortonMuseum
@SECCAcontempart
@OMAOrlando
@SAMAart
@FrostArtMuseum
@The_Mint_Museum
@ChryslerMuseum

Western US

@TacomaArtMuseum
@iheartSAM
@PDXArtMuseum

California

@oaklandmuseumca
@GettyMuseum
@SDMA
@LACMA
@SFMOMA
@crockerart
@hammer_museum
@SMMoA
@LagunaArtMuseum

International

@Tate
@TateShots
@ICALondon
@vangoghmuseum
@britishmuseum
@MCASydney
@museodelprado

Why register for toasters, towels and Tupperware when you can celebrate your wedding with an original piece of art? The nAscent gallery of New York has just created a registry service that allows couples to register for works of art showcased by the company. Friends and family of the lucky couple can either purchase the work outright or may make a contribution toward the purchase of the work, such as the above piece, Sugarcane Fields by artist Fernando Ferreira de Araujo.

If you’re more of a bookworm, Splash 10 orStrokes of Genius 2 are coffee table books filled with art that’s sure to impress your soon-to-be in-laws with your excellent taste.

I'm fighting off a cold and can barely string together a sentence at the moment, but I had to share this: Squam Art Workshops, a four-day art retreat in the-middle-of-nowhere New Hampshire. The next one is next weekend. If only...

So much good stuff on the Internet lately, I tell ya.

• A blogger created an embroidered portrait of the moon. [via CRAFT zine]
• Greg LaMarche's collages are also just heavenly. [via It's Nice That]
• Mary Kate McDevitt's hand-lettered chalkboards make me drool. [via Pica + Pixel]
• And I'd love to wrap my packages in this Navajo-inspired tape. [via Kitsune Noir]

And by the way, here at The Artist's Magazine HQ we're getting onto the Twitter bandwagon (twandwagon?). Follow us: @artistsnetwork and @artistsmagazine.

I'm no stranger to the indie craft show circuit, but last weekend I made my first attempt at a monster show: Renegade Brooklyn. More than 300 crafters put up their tent stakes in Williamsburg's McCarren Park this year. I shared a booth with my friend Jessica, who crafts under the name of Miss Chief.



You don't even want to know how much time I spent crafting journals and notecards before this show. Let's just say, my living room is only now starting to look like a place to relax instead of a crafty sweatshop.



Going around the park was a little overwhelming, but I saw some really cool stuff, such as these art prints by Virginia Kraljevic.



There was even a gypsy band!



Selling at Renegade was a crazy experience, and honestly, I don't know if I'll attempt it again. (If nothing else, it was good to test out some of the advice I give in my own book.) But I highly suggest checking out all the artists who showed their work there! Click here for the whole list.

Why can't every day start off with a Surrealist joke? I am laughing my butt off:



Concept via Rene Magritte, twist via Super Mario Bros., T-shirt via Threadless.

Jorge Colombo created the art for this cover of The New Yorker.



I'm not going to say how he made it just yet.

Can you guess?

Ready for it?

He made it with his iPhone and a $4.99 application (see also "High-tech sketching"). Pretty amazing. Watch the video below to see how the image developed as he drew:

You can see more of Colombo's iPhone sketches at 20x200.

Peter Fiore is putting up a landscape study every morning on his blog, Landscape a Day. (You might've seen him in the September 2008 issue of The Artist's Magazine.)

So far it seems the paintings have been selling out! He's also been selling prints for $25—a very good moneymaking idea. I'm sure it keeps people coming back every day to see the latest offering!

I am absolutely stunned by the Circa 1440 Flickr photostream. It's this collection of images from the early Renaissance that include a staggering variety of oriental carpets.

The photos (called The Carpet Index) seem to be curated by Lauren Arnold, an independent art historian. Go have a look—I bet you'll end up looking at these pictures for hours!

At right: The Ambassadors by Hans Holbein (1533, oil, 81x82)

Learn more:

• The Artist's Magazine February 2005 issue
• Illustrated Timeline of Art History by Carol Stickland

Occasionally, we get questions from artists wondering what digital camera is best to photograph artwork with. Over at pica + pixel, Ana posted a layman's guide to buying a digital camera that I think will be useful for any non-photographer trying to find the right camera.

Here's a quick rundown of her tips:

1. Photography is both a craft and a tool.
2. Start small—physically and/or financially.
   
3. Stick with the big brands.
   
4. Fight the urge to think bigger.
   
5. Do your homework. 
6. Hold it in your hand.
   
7. Buy from reliable sources. 
8. Learn how to use it.

Read the full descriptions on pica + pixel.

Lotsa cool stuff to be had on the Museum of Modern Art's redesigned website! As Unbeige points out, the navigation bar stays static on the bottom of the page, allowing a lot more space for images, videos and interactive features. There's more than I can even digest at this hour of the morning, but I know I do like this:

There's seriously an iPhone application for everything, including sketching! The Sketches app ($4.99) lets you draw freehand anywhere and any time. You can see what people have done with the app on the iPhone Sketches pool on Flickr. I really like Grumpykins by barthesis and felt markers box by David Lasnier (above left and right). Incredible that they were created on such a little screen!

Via HOW