General informations and services - www.worldpaintings.de
History of worldpaintings.de
The first paintings were presented online in 1997. At that time we were able to use a free server for our data, which meant having advertisement banners on our pages.
In April 2001 our first own domain was registered. Under the web address www.arndtelier.de we combined the artist's name with the term Atelier meaning art studio. There are no more annoying neon lighted ad banners on our pages anymore, which offers the viewer a more undisturbing atmosphere.
Starting 2003, our texts are also being translated into English.
In March 2005 we decided to add another language, Spanish, to our repertoire. The Spanish language as well as Spain itself have played an important role in the life and the art of Arndt Tomás. The country, its cultural atmosphere, its unique natural beauty have had a major influence on his paintings.
Due also to its trilingual features, our web domain has experienced an incredible growth in pageviews and traffic. We could boast about over 5.000 visitors per month. In the months April 2005 and March of 2006, over 50.000 were registered.
In February 2006 to our original web domain www.arndtelier.de was added a new one: www.kunstinteresse.de. It is supposed to stress the special feature that we offer to Kunstinteressierte, i.e. those with interest in arts. In October we added also www.worldpaintings.eu.
Works by Graciela Molina, a Paraguyan painter, are being offered here since November 2006. In the same month we made major changes in the layout of our web pages. This step was a logical reaction to the strong growth of interest for our content, good placement with various search engines and the success of the painting technique from Arndt Tomás (Malpraxis).
In the year 2007 we added several new functions to our art portal: visitors can leave coments at several pages and therefore publish their opinion. Flash-elements were introduced e.g. for voting the introduction in oil painting from Arndt Tomás. All contact forms now allow better spam protection by using mathematical questions and last but not least we decided to offer our newsletter service in english and spanish as well.
A big interest has had the serie about the Elbe philharmonic concert Hall drawn by Arndt Tomás with permission from the project architects as well as the publication of aphorisms from Hans Arndt, a German language aphorism collection (not translated) with the title 'Im Visier'.
In 2008 we added social bookmarks to several pages as well as tag clouds. Numerous photos from paintings have been replaced with higher resolution photos. Our link directory about art has been re-engineered: other artists can sign up their link on our site without external help. Our visitors see their Google PageRank as well as well-known websites that are highlighted. The web domain www.worldpaintings.de (main domain) has been registered in August as well.
In 2009 Arndt Tomás celebrates another highlight with his publication of the triptych "Yes, we can!" The oil painting shows the main promises of the 44th US-president Barack Obama and the last politic and economic development that lead also to the global financial crisis. In January the Art Portal reached half a million visitors from 200 countries within the last 25 months. Arndt Tomás hit on a raw nerve of our time with his triptych Global Financial Crisis, a unique composition of the three mayor central banks and their attempt to prevent their countries from poverty, and achieved international resonance. The same is true for his new composition Global Warming a description of this global catastrophe and its consequences by the means of art.
In 2010 we changed out newsletter-script and added the new category Provence with impressions from France. Apart from several new landscapes, Arndt Tomás hit on a raw nerve of our time with his triptych Deepwater Horizon Blowout published in July, causing the largest offshore oil spill in history. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch shows the huge gyre of marine litter in the central North Pacific Ocean.
We hope that you enjoy our web pages and we are always happy to receive any questions, comments or suggestions from you! Contact

Frequently asked questions (FAQ)
1. Texts and pictures do not fit the screen width.
If this is the case then your monitor does not have the standard screen settings or the resolution is lower than 1024 pixel.
2. Should I purchase art online?
It is not quite easy to present works of art online: especially an oil painting needs a close and careful contemplation. Thus on our web pages you find paintings against neutral background with soft colours. Every picture thumb can be enlarged by clicking on it. You can return purchased pictures from Arndt Tomás within the first 2 weeks if the delivery is in the European Union.
3. Oil paintings as a strategy for investment?
A statement about investing in art, fraudulent falsification of paintings and growing currency risk you will find here.
4. How do I purchase a painting?
On every gallery page there is an Imprint button on the left side. There are various online contact forms you can use, also if you have further questions.
5. More than one painting appeal to me. What are the delivery costs?
The price for delivery is usually independent from the number of paintings ordered. The prices vary depending on whether it is domestic or international. For more information please check each gallery.
6. Can I order frames too?
Frames are usually not included in the price. This may differ in another gallery. Please tell us using a contact form if you wish to have a frame to your painting!
7. What are the web addresses you are currently using?
Currently we have for internet domains: www.arndtelier.de, www.kunstinteresse.de, www.worldpaintings.eu and www.worldpaintings.de (main domain). The content of the domains is identical.
8. What are social bookmarks and how do I use them?
Social bookmarking is a method for users to remember their favorite web pages on the Internet. In a social bookmarking system you can save or manage your bookmarks as well as share them with other users.
9. How often do you send your newsletter out?
You will receive our newsletter about art in irregular time gaps, approx. every three months, containing an abstract of new information added to our website.
10. I have my own Art Gallery online. How can I place a link?
You are invited to place your link in our link directory. This service offered is free of charge.
11. Can I advertise my products or services on this website?
Thank you for your trust and interest. Please get in contact with us for further informations.

Statistics
Find out more about our visitors! Here you find our impressions related to each year and a live statistic that is installed since december 2006.
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37.000
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105.000
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575.000
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515.000
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2009 we had 515.000 pageviews. Starting December 2006 you can see the up-date of visitor statistics here. Please keep in mind that the statistic doesn't list every single click but unique visitors instead.

Imprint & contact form
I am always at your service for a feedback. You still have some questions? Maybe you have another concern? Go ahead and write me your need. For suggestions, questions, orders or criticism please use the contact forms.
© 1997-2010
Arndtelier.de, Kunstinteresse.de, Worldpaintings.eu, Worldpaintings.de (main domain)
Dr. Thomas Arndt (Arndt Tomás), Domainowner
Philipp Arndt, Administrator
Hochallee 108
20149 Hamburg
Germany
Tel.: +49/40/451082
Fax: +49/40/41469860
Contact Arndt Tomás
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Press releases
2007
Museo-on (Deutsch, English, Español)
Viajar (Español)
Linkpiloten (Deutsch)
OpenPR (Deutsch)
Hamburger Wochenblatt, Nr. 34, 32. Jahrgang (Deutsch)
Hamburg-Magazin (Deutsch)
Studio5555.de (Deutsch)
Hafencity-news.de (Deutsch)
2008
OpenPR (Deutsch)
Hamburger Ärzteblatt, April 2008 (Deutsch)
Magazin der Metropolregion Hamburg 2/2008 (Deutsch)
Studio5555.de (Deutsch)
2009
absolutearts.com (English)
kunstfreunde-blog.de (Deutsch)
arteesalute.blogosfere.it (Italiano)
littlegreenfootballs.com (English)
Premiumpresse.de (Deutsch)
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