Michael Angelo Gagliardi. Artwork For A Wet World

General Links

My Pose For You

A Web Site featuring artist who make nude and erotic art. A very good online art gallery.

Elevate Printing

Maker of high quality artistic prints, including canvas and giclee prints.

Effortlessness

A friend of mine's site based on his spirituality. This site is here to offer a new perspective on what one can call life. Life as we know it has become a constant struggle of effort to survive. It is through awareness that one can finally see the truth.

Monkeys and Dolls, Ltd.

One day we were transported to an interesting place called Kansas. As legend has it, tornadoes and magical creatures are attracted to this part of our world. We saw flying monkeys, witches, and talking animals. Guess what?! Some of them returned with us.

Art Galleries: Chicago

Black Walnut Gallery

Curator - Robert Wayner

Chicago Area Artist Alliance

Online gallery featuring juried exhibitions of Chicago-area artists' work.

Get Knifed Gallery

Get Knifed Gallery
Suite 201
1932 North Halstead Ave
Chicago Il 60616

Art On Armitage

Art On Armitage is a window gallery in Chicago dedicated to art exhibitions, installations and other creations on busy Armitage Avenue, just west of Pulaski. It brings art out of the confines of the traditional art gallery and into the realm of the public.

Art Galleries: Los Angeles

Infusion Gallery

"Infuse Your Life With Art!" Visit Gallery Row's best private art gallery with over 3,000 square-feet of exhibition space, located conveniently at 719 South Spring Street in downtown Los Angeles.

Art Galleries: San Francisco

Bombshell Betty

Art gallery and Burlesque Theatre.

Lower Lake Michigan Dive shops, charters and organizations

Dive Chicago Charters

Caption Bob is a fun old Sea Dog who has been sailing the great Lakes for decades. His stories alone are worth the charter fee.

Lender Charter / Pirates Cove

The Lender is Milwaukee's only year round dive Charter. Like Caption Bob, Caption Jerry Guyer has been operating out of Milwaukee's water forever and you'll be hard pressed to find someone more knowledgeable about local dive history.

Shipwreck Adventures

If you want to learn technical diving, look up Greg Such. He is by far the finest tech instructor in the great lakes. He trained me to dive the USS Monitor. He has an excellent mix of TDI and DIR philosophies. His Charter business runs out of Two Rivers WI but he has trips to many other locations. He is a first class operator.

Reef Point Dive Center

John Johnson is an excellent open water instructor with a first class shop located in Racine, WI.

Scuba Systems Dive Center

Located in Skokie IL Scuba System is an excellent shop catering to divers from open water to trimix.

The Underwater Archaeological Society of Chicago

A Chicago volunteer organization dedicated to the survey history and preservation of Chicago Area Shipwrecks. A group of people doing great work for a long time.

Ghost Ships Festival

One of the most fun dive shows in the Great Lakes area.

Cave Diving Links

Richard Courtney

Great guy and excellent instructor. Richard also has written many quality articles for the NACD Journal

Jim Wyatt

Cave Diving Instruction

Superior Dive Training

Follows SDI, TDI and NACD certification courses: Open Water, Advanced, Nitrox, Advanced Nitrox, Decompression Procedures, Extended Range, Trimix, Advanced Trimix, Advanced Gas Blender,Advanced Wreck, Cavern, Intro to Cave, and Full Cave.

Amigos Dive Center

Cave Country Dive Center and Gas Fills, First Rate Side Mount training, and nicest guy in North Florida, Wayne Kinard, Owner cell: 386-497-3876 Shop: 386-288-4895.

National Speleological Society / Cave Diving Section

A cave diving certification agency which is a great resource to learn about springs and cave diving.

National Association of Cave Divers

A cave diving certification agency dedicated to teaching safe cave diving. A very Dedicated volunteer organization.

Eagle's Nest Technical Divers

Larry Green is possible the best cave diving instructor in Florida. I have great respect for this man and his work, Philosophies and attention to safety.

Cave Divers Forum

Great website dedicated to the expansion of cave diving as a safe sport.

Cindy Butler

Fun site by a great person featuring photographs of caves and cave diving.

Speleoart

Excellent site featuring art inspired by caves and caving by international artists

Nancy McGalliard

Nancy is a Texas dry caver and artist. Her work both in fine art, cave related and gallery direction is superb. Check her out.

Ocean Planet Scuba

Tom Head is a great story teller who runs a very cool tech scuba shop in the middle of the desert in Tempe, AZ. I had a lot of fun listening to his war stories. He has some great trips to the Philippines and Sea of Cortez.

Liburdi's Scuba

Joe is a fantastic underwater photographer and his staff was great. I had one day to dive while in Costa Mesa and they took care of rentals, site directions and anything else I needed. Look them up when in Orange County.

Hood Sport 'N Dive

Mike really took care of me at hood cannel. Bright friendly service, lots of site information and great rentals. And great shore diving mere moments from his shop.

Cave Excursions and Cave Excursions East

Shops by Ginnie Springs and the original at Peacock Springs either of which is a great place for gear, fills (air, Nitrox and Trimix) or just jawing about cave diving.