Arlene Wright-Correll

A Take on “The Scream”©

This week email question asks, “I heard that someone recently paid almost 120 million dollars for the Scream at Sotheby’s. How can anyone spend that much for a painting?” The answer is quite simple. It was purchased by someone who had more money than the other 5 bidders and who wanted it very much and it took 12 nail-biting minutes and five eager bidders for Norway’s famed expressionist Edvard... (posted by Arlene Wright-Correll 4 days 21 hours ago.)

How to Find Interesting Art Subjects ©

This week’s email question asks “I am really finding it hard to find subjects for my paintings. Do you have any suggestions?” The answer is simple. Just look around you. First you must decide what you want to paint. Will it be landscapes, still life items or people? In the event it is landscapes then you must decide which season you want to paint and having a small digital camera will help you... (posted by Arlene Wright-Correll 15 days 16 hours ago.)

The Art of Art is in Everything We Do ©

The Art of Art is in Everything We Do © This week’s several email questions asked about subjects that have all ready been covered over the past two years so I want to take a writer’s license and talk about something else. In 1969 I read a little book titled, “The Art of Living in the World Today” by Wilferd Arlan Peterson which was about “A... (posted by Arlene Wright-Correll 23 days ago.)

How to Add More Product to Your Art Portfolio ©

This week’s email question asks, “I know you have written about creating note cards, post cards & Giclee prints from your art. Do you know of anything else I might be able to do to stimulate sales?” Yes, the opportunities are endless and only limited by your imagination and desire to try new things. However, you, as the artist must remember that in these hard economic times many people... (posted by Arlene Wright-Correll 30 days ago.)

How to Make Arts and Craft Shows Pay©

This week’s email question asks, “Is going to arts and crafts shows worth the time and effort and how can I make it pay?” This question deserves two answers simply because it is two questions and I will answer the question as best I can. The answer is yes and no. It is not worth your time and effort if you have not figured out all the following things first. Those things are: the cost of the... (posted by Arlene Wright-Correll 37 days 3 hours ago.)

What Did I Think of Thomas Kinkade?©

Just as I was getting ready to write this week column answering a totally different question I received another email question which asked, “I just heard that Thomas Kinkade has died and I wondered what you thought of his work.” This truly is one of the most unusual art questions I have received to date simply because I had just heard about his untimely demise myself, but in this world of fast news I... (posted by Arlene Wright-Correll 43 days 14 hours ago.)