Pixel Art Programs/Tutorials

http://www.brashmonkey.com (Spriter)
http://www.pickleeditor.com/
http://www.humanbalance.net/gale/us/ (Windows only? :-/)
http://pyxeledit.com
http://pixenapp.com/

http://www.aseprite.org/

http://opengameart.org/content/les-forges-pixel-art-course
http://rpgtoolkit.net/tutorials/graphics/lotuswares-pixel-art-tutorial/





Inspiration
http://www.racketboy.com/retro/super-nintendo-snes-games-that-pushed-the-limits-graphics-soun

Places to visit

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Warlock Kent, Eynsford
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Delius Bradford, Yorkshire