Who said you couldn't?

Who said you couldn't?

Did you know you don't have to be a part of the wealthy elite to buy original art to start your own art collection?  I think a lot of people think "real art" is only sold in prominent auction houses like Christie's or Sotheby's or in local art galleries, wrong. That may have been the case 25 years ago but not today.

Who said you couldn't; start your own art collection?  You can, just about any one can, check this out...  If you earn a living of some sort, or you can afford to pay your cell phone, car pmt etc. you can probably afford to start your own art collection.

So unlike 25 years ago Artist's don't have to sell their art through local art galleries, they can sell their art directly to their customers at reasonable prices because they don't have to jack up their prices to split their profits with a gallery. This makes their art more affordable for you to buy that artists' original art.  

If you have a tight budget start your collection with a small painting on paper instead of canvas until you're your able to spend more money.

If you really like an artists' work and is a little out of your price range, reach out to the artist and let them how much you love their work, that you want to buy but can't afford it at the moment.  That artist may offer installments for the purchase I know several artists (including myself) that breakdown the cost of a painting into 2-3 installments for you to purchase.   It's an idea/suggestion obviously each artist is different but it won't hurt to ask.

So take a peek at the work of a few artist's just get on your fave social media outlet and search "artists".   Follow and like which ever you like and check out their blog posts to find about release dates for new collections (body of work) etc.

Just get on social media outlets like Facebook and/or Instagram and you can find different artists and their artwork follow them on those outlets, read their Blog, their posts and get to know what type of art they create and you'll find yourself admiring various artists and their work.

In an upcoming post I'll talk about Prints.

In the meantime if you still have questions just ask email me:

martimagna [at] gmail [dot] com

Thanks for visiting.

Marti