Another point of view

Here is another point of view from Wendy Hermann

With an art consultant helping you, you can often find art collecting not only simple, but easy and fun as well. If you love art but dont have confidence in your ability to choose and negotiate fine art pieces - you may want to acquire the services of an art consultant.

What does an art consultant do? An art consultant can help you through the entire art selection process - from choosing a theme to negotiating the price,.having the artwork framed, and choosing where the art piece should be located. Shell let you be her guide and provide you with an art collection that is as expensive or inexpensive as your budget allows.

There are basically two types of art consultants. The first type of art consultant is one who focus on homeowners or individual art buyers. The second type works with corporate clients.

What can an art consultant help you with? First of all, she can help you to find paintings. A good art consultant will also be knowledgeable about current prices and can negotiate fair prices for you. She can be invaluable in documenting the value of your art pieces and giving you replacement value advice for your insurance needs. She can help determine the authenticity of the art and help you avoid getting stuck with imitations or frauds.

She can also review your existing art pieces and either look for new pieces to complement them or advise you on the best ways to liquidate them if together you decide that they no longer fit with your art acquisition strategy.

Not only will the art consultant assist you in finding the perfect artwork for your home. She will also, at your request, provide custom framing and professional installation.

An art consultant can also teach you about the subtleties of art buying and selling and eventually give you the confidence to appraise artwork on your own.

And finally, if and when you are ready to sell your art - a knowledgeable art consultant will advise you on its current worth and help you to get its fair market value in the marketplace.

So what should you look for in an art consultant?

The primary attribute you should look for is experience. But not just any experience. Experience in the type of art that you want to acquire. For example, if you have a keen interest in Inuit or Native American art, youll want to find an art consultant who is knowledgeable in that field. In this case, an expert in French Renaissance art will not serve you well.

In addition to having experience with the type of art that attracts you, she should also have experience in that period of art. Knowledge of current Native American art does not automatically translate to having knowledge of 17th century Native American art.

If you love art, and dont know much about it, using an art consultant can be a nice shortcut to acquiring lovely art pieces without having to attend art school and acquire a degree in art.
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Recent Art Quotes

I'm painting an idea not an ideal. Basically I'm trying to paint a structured painting full of controlled, and therefore potent, emotion.
::: Euan Uglow :::
Whether I'm painting or not, I have this overweening interest in humanity. Even if I'm not working, I'm still analyzing people.
::: Alice Neel :::
When I work, I work very fast, but preparing to work can take any length of time.
::: Cy Twombly :::
A painter paints the appearance of things, not their objective correctness, in fact he creates new appearances of things.
::: Ernst Ludwig Kirchner :::
All true artists, whether they know it or not, create from a place of no-mind, from inner stillness.
::: Eckhart Tolle :::
I'm not trying to make paintings look like photos. I want to make paintings using photos as a reference, the way painters did when photography was first invented.
::: Peter Doig :::
I've never believed in God, but I believe in Picasso.
::: Diego Rivera :::
I dream a lot. I do more painting when I'm not painting. It's in the subconscious.
::: Andrew Wyeth :::
At moments of great enthusiasm it seems to me that no one in the world has ever made something this beautiful and important.
::: M.C. Escher :::
I am essentially a painter of the kind of still life composition that communicates a sense of tranquillity and privacy, moods which I have always valued above all else.
::: Giorgio Morandi :::
A sincere artist is not one who makes a faithful attempt to put on to canvas what is in front of him, but one who tries to create something which is, in itself, a living thing.
::: William Dobell :::
The holy grail is to spend less time making the picture than it takes people to look at it.
::: Banksy :::
I opened the door for a lot of people, and they just ran through and left me holding the knob.
::: Bo Diddley :::
Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives. I think we're being run by maniacs for maniacal ends and I think I'm liable to be put away as insane for expressing that. That's what's insane about it.
::: John Lennon :::
The music that really turns me on is either running toward God or away from God. Both recognize the pivot, that God is at the center of the jaunt.
::: Bono :::
There's no retirement for an artist, it's your way of living so there's no end to it.
::: Henry Moore :::
You come to nature with all her theories, and she knocks them all flat.
::: Renoir :::
I’m not an abstractionist. I’m not interested in the relationship of color or form or anything else. I’m interested only in expressing basic human emotions: tragedy, ecstasy, doom, and so on.
::: Mark Rothko :::
Painting is so poetic, while sculpture is more logical and scientific and makes you worry about gravity.
::: Damien Hirst :::
Reason is powerless in the expression of Love.
::: Rumi :::
The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection.
::: Michelangelo :::
Believe it or not, I can actually draw.
::: Jean Michel Basquiat :::
Man can't do without God. Just like you're thirsty, you have to drink water. You just can't go without God.
::: Bob Marley :::
O great creator of being grant us one more hour to perform our art and perfect our lives.
::: Jim Morrison :::

Nigel Thomas
Art Enthusiast

Buying Art on the Internet

The internet has forever changed the art market. It's now easier to
browse as many paintings as you wish - you never have to physically
visit the gallery just to window shop. The internet also allows you
to compare artworks and even prices with a few clicks of a mouse.

However, not all online art stores are the same. Some are more
reputable than others. How can you tell if an online art dealer is
honest? There are some things to look out for. First, reputable
websites provide you with detailed information about their
organization, their gallery, and their collections. The best online
art galleries also provide secure and verified online purchasing
portals.

It's also a good idea to read and verify testimonials from previous
customers. What do other collectors say about them?

Lastly, before you purchase from an online art store, check if it
provides an authentication. Also, do they have a reasonable returns
policy?

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Happy Collecting
Nigel Thomas
Art Enthusiast

The ideal environment for an art collection

Much like wine, artworks (especially paintings) are best kept in stable environments. Only by creating this safe haven for your paintings and sculptures will you be able to preserve their quality and their value for the next generations.

If you are planning to grow a serious art collection, it may be wise to invest in a room with humidifiers. About 50% humidity and 70 degrees Fahrenheit is ideal. Variations in these temperature factors are okay, for as long as they are slow and never abrupt (the changes should be over a period of years or at least months). Sudden changes are harmful to your artworks.

If your collection is still small, though, then just keep your paintings away from sunlight. Just be sure that the wall you are hanging them on is not damp or recently plastered. Never hang a painting over a working fireplace. Never store a painting in an area subject to heat or dampness, such as a kitchen.

There are plenty of more tips here==>