DRAWING AND PAINT

Why would you want an original painting in any genre of art?  Why not buy a print or even run a copy of your favorite abstract piece off your home office copier or scanner?  Because as much as you are unique, your taste in art is unique and you desire more than a cheaply produced item in your possession.  Whether it is for a gift or a reward that you give to yourself, you desire the best that you can afford.  And original abstract paintings say to others just as much as you say to yourself, “I am unique.  My home is the showcase for my personality, and I own original art.”  When your home bespeaks your unique taste, it will shine as a refuge and place of warmth for your family and your friends.

Of course, our home is the first place of honor for our art choices, but when we want to delight our friends or family members with a truly unique gift, what do we think of?  We think of something signed, personally designated as that artist’s work of a certain time and place.  Original abstract art gives us the wherewithal to bestow upon our fellows a piece of time and we can’t do better than that.  Other professional reasons for purchasing original art may include investment, for the wisely-chosen piece of today is entrusted to the future of our personal wealth.  Moving beyond the independent aspect, if an institution hires you to be a personal ‘picker’ of well-thought-out art, your expertise will be valued even more when you opt to purchase original art.  Your client knows of your proclivity for good taste.  Why original abstract paintings?  The reasons are many, as you have seen.

Once you determine the reason for buying original abstract paintings, you may shop online in the ease of your own timeframe, browsing and sampling different artists, different galleries.  There are over 20000 websites selling art and you cannot go wrong by choosing to add an abstract painting to your home.  Don’t be afraid of displaying your taste and trusting in your own intuition.  Your personal taste is the final test.  Perhaps an artist is very popular and the painting is a good investment; so what?  The best choice for you is when a painting touches your emotions and you know it is something you can live with.

We are in awe of artists and their techniques for turning acrylic paint and canvas into a work of art using only brushes and their imaginations.  Good technique is valuable, certainly, but more valuable to you as a collector is that exciting spark that reaches from the artist to their work and back to you, the collector.  There is no substitute for that spark and if the piece simply doesn’t have it for you, then the fact that the artist can control his use of the material is irrelevant.  You will not enjoy the piece thoroughly, even though the artist is popular.  You are your own best judge of taste.