Can anyone recommend a good flatbed scanner for artwork? I need to scan drawings, watercolours, photos, etc.
Doing this right can get just as expensive as (or, more likely, much more expensive than) a decent flatbed scanner, and is wrought with its own peculiar set of problems (lens distortion, color cast, white balance, even lighting, stability, just off of the top of my head). If any of your artwork is on backed canvas, though, it might be unavoidable. However, getting a digital camera rids you of the need to scan photos (unless you're scanning other people's photos, in which case you need to make sure you're not running afoul of copyright laws).Consider also taking pictures with a digital camera mounted in a frame or on a tripod.
Maybe a new camera is the way to go.
Tread carefully, for photography is an addictive hobby which will gladly consume any money you want to throw at it, well beyond the point where throwing money at it won't make it better, just more expensive. One does not simply walk out of the camera store.