I found this Advertiser "Academic Superstore" with deals on all sorts of educational materials

Parents save BIG at ACADEMIC SUPERSTORE
I posted here because of the Graphic arts and design products they make available: Animation & Modeling, Color Management, Desktop Publishing, Graphics & Illustration, Graphics Tablets, Web Publishing, and Design Training.

I found these free eBooks on Crafts

Latest Free Craft eBooks found on FaveCrafts.com lists a number of free craft subject matters.
I also found a few digital craft books on Amazon.com

Today I thought I'd look around for the new and trendy

I found this website that discusses 15 new and trendy artist to watch in 2015 on Artsy.net
They are from around the world, though mostly big cities where there is enough spectators to view and make noteworthy their work.
So to see their work you too may have to be on the road, or live nearby.

Collecting Arts and Crafts is an Art and a Hobby that may work well for travelers

WikiHow.com has a great page on collecting many things and how to go about it. If you don't create art, then collecting is your next best chance at becomiing an expert on any particular art practice. And who knows, if you learn enough by collecting, the talent, or skill might just start to rub off. The following books are available in audio or pseudo-audio (Kindle with audio) formats amount others through Amazon.com and or Audible.com:

A bit of Art History and Who's Who of Great Painters

Ten of the greatest painters who changed the world of art, by Brian Sewell from the web site http://www.dailymail.co.uk provides a short Art History of the Western World by the author. Those that appreciate old paintings and classic styles of painting usually compare all other paintings to these classical artists that came before. Of course many new styles, approaches and mindsets have come since. I doubt any great modern painters failed to study the great painters that came before nowadays, hence all modern skills are built on top of their achievements. Or are they?

One of the best ways to meet people and learn from them is at meetups over common interests

I love Meetup.com for finding meetings on any subject near most anywhere. Handmade Crafts Meetups page, which you can join for free will help you find groups meeting over all sorts of arts and crafts.

CreativeLive.com Craft classes

Click on CreativeLive to go to this web page that includes free upcoming craft classes, some videos and some student featured art work.