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Anonymous wrote:Art by local artists is usually a waste of money unless you really love it. It’s better to save towards the purchase of something more important that will be a good investment piece.

OP here. Not looking for investment. I agree with you that art is not the wisest of choices for that. I am looking for places to go and to get price point ideas. My friend just bought an acrylic piece that is pretty large (40 by 20) and it is gorgeous and honestly I would like to do the same. She was down in SC and it was at a small gallery and was 3K. I am not sure what rates are for anything, but I think I want to start looking for my own home.

I think that’s a good benchmark. At that level we’re all basically just paying the artist and the gallery for their time. I think the $1-5k range for small/medium paintings is about right depending on the artist’s style and how long it takes them.

I agree with $1k-$5k range. I’ve found 32x48-ish would be $3400 and up. 24x24 maybe $1200ish.

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Anonymous wrote:Art by local artists is usually a waste of money unless you really love it. It’s better to save towards the purchase of something more important that will be a good investment piece.

OP here. Not looking for investment. I agree with you that art is not the wisest of choices for that. I am looking for places to go and to get price point ideas. My friend just bought an acrylic piece that is pretty large (40 by 20) and it is gorgeous and honestly I would like to do the same. She was down in SC and it was at a small gallery and was 3K. I am not sure what rates are for anything, but I think I want to start looking for my own home.

Have one comissioned! I had a painting commissioned by an artist I love who I found when she was featured on West Elm/Minted! I sent her a photo I took and she painted her interpretation. It's gorgeous. $5k for a 40x30, including shipping, regular updates, etc. We also had a 12x18 painting commissioned a few years ago for $500 by another artist. It's fun to have some paintings we love that are totally unique and special to us.

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Art is very personal. I like Trisha Adams and Erin Hanson. I buy paintings I like, not as investments.

https://www.trishaadams.com/collections/35234
https://www.erinhanson.com/

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Anonymous wrote:Art by local artists is usually a waste of money unless you really love it. It’s better to save towards the purchase of something more important that will be a good investment piece.

Buy what you love. Art is rarely an investment

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Saatchi and BlueThumb art are two websites I like for originals.
I also agree on commissions! I love the things I’ve had commissioned

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I buy art from art festivals and from my travels

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Anonymous wrote:Art by local artists is usually a waste of money unless you really love it. It’s better to save towards the purchase of something more important that will be a good investment piece.

Totally false. Ask anyone in the art field. YOu can never guess what is going to be a "good investment piece". Look at the contemporaries that big investors in new york purchased that are now worth next to nothing. Buy what you Love. That's it. Nothing more. Don't expect it to jump in value. Buy what you love.

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Anonymous wrote:Art by local artists is usually a waste of money unless you really love it. It’s better to save towards the purchase of something more important that will be a good investment piece.

Almost no art is a good investment. The secondary market for art is very limited. It would be a big mistake for the vast majority of us to expect any sort of return on art purchases.

IYKYK

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Art by local artists is usually a waste of money unless you really love it. It’s better to save towards the purchase of something more important that will be a good investment piece.

OP here. Not looking for investment. I agree with you that art is not the wisest of choices for that. I am looking for places to go and to get price point ideas. My friend just bought an acrylic piece that is pretty large (40 by 20) and it is gorgeous and honestly I would like to do the same. She was down in SC and it was at a small gallery and was 3K. I am not sure what rates are for anything, but I think I want to start looking for my own home.

This is a perfect example of wasting money on worthless art. Do that two or three times and you could have bought a photo or print by a known artist with future appreciation and resale value.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Art by local artists is usually a waste of money unless you really love it. It’s better to save towards the purchase of something more important that will be a good investment piece.

OP here. Not looking for investment. I agree with you that art is not the wisest of choices for that. I am looking for places to go and to get price point ideas. My friend just bought an acrylic piece that is pretty large (40 by 20) and it is gorgeous and honestly I would like to do the same. She was down in SC and it was at a small gallery and was 3K. I am not sure what rates are for anything, but I think I want to start looking for my own home.

This is a perfect example of wasting money on worthless art. Do that two or three times and you could have bought a photo or print by a known artist with future appreciation and resale value.

Nope.

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Anonymous wrote:Art is very personal. I like Trisha Adams and Erin Hanson. I buy paintings I like, not as investments.

https://www.trishaadams.com/collections/35234
https://www.erinhanson.com/

I like Erin Hansen as well! I can’t afford her originals though. I’ve only seen her work on Saatchi and didn’t realize she’s so well known.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Art by local artists is usually a waste of money unless you really love it. It’s better to save towards the purchase of something more important that will be a good investment piece.

Totally false. Ask anyone in the art field. YOu can never guess what is going to be a "good investment piece". Look at the contemporaries that big investors in new york purchased that are now worth next to nothing. Buy what you Love. That's it. Nothing more. Don't expect it to jump in value. Buy what you love.

I am in the art field. Buy what you love that also has value. You need a lot of expertise to know what local artist’s work will ever appreciate. It’s better to go with a reputable gallery and buy up and comers or small works by bigger names.

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Some locals to support -

https://www.joedwardsart.com/
https://lesleyclarkart.com

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Art by local artists is usually a waste of money unless you really love it. It’s better to save towards the purchase of something more important that will be a good investment piece.

OP here. Not looking for investment. I agree with you that art is not the wisest of choices for that. I am looking for places to go and to get price point ideas. My friend just bought an acrylic piece that is pretty large (40 by 20) and it is gorgeous and honestly I would like to do the same. She was down in SC and it was at a small gallery and was 3K. I am not sure what rates are for anything, but I think I want to start looking for my own home.

This is a perfect example of wasting money on worthless art. Do that two or three times and you could have bought a photo or print by a known artist with future appreciation and resale value.

That’s your opinion.

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For those that did commission pieces, can you give me an idea of what you did and how the process works?