by Kristen O'Neill | Aug 14, 2017 | Collecting Art
“Do you find it hard to sell your art? An extension of you!” This was a question I received from a fellow artist last week. When we, the artists, spend so much time, energy and creative juices bringing forth a new work, I can understand where this question...
by Kristen O'Neill | Mar 11, 2016 | Collecting Art, The Practice of Art
My Love Affair with Canvas is Back On! For the last few months you may have noticed that I have been painting on wood panels. I have been exploring options after switching from oil to acrylic paints. I have missed canvas and decided with my last order of art supplies...
by Kristen O'Neill | Feb 25, 2016 | Collecting Art, The Practice of Art
How to tell if a painting is archival, what that means, and what you can do to protect your art investment. No one wants their beautiful relationship to dissolve into a mess before their eyes. You’ve fallen in love with a painting by an artist whose work is new to...
by Kristen O'Neill | Jan 21, 2016 | Collecting Art
This post is part 2. See Art Collecting After You’re Out of Wall Space for part 1. Storage If the work isn’t always on display then you have to store it someplace. Find someplace in your house that you can do this. Temperature changes: you want to keep your...
by Kristen O'Neill | Jan 15, 2016 | Collecting Art
“I don’t have enough wall space for more art.” I hear this a lot. Perhaps it’s the polite way of telling me, “Nice work, but I’m not buying it.” But, many times it really does ring true. People who love art tend to already have collected a lot of it. Their walls...
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