Explore Art Insights

Buying your first art piece? As an artist, I share the essential questions I'd ask myself and the seller about love, medium, condition, provenance, hidden costs, and more. Get my personal guide to making a joyful, informed purchase.

Just acquired art? This artist's comprehensive guide covers the art installation process from planning, choosing hardware, and handling the piece to lighting, environmental care, and living with your art, ensuring it thrives in your space.

Explore art rental! Our ultimate guide weighs the pros (flexibility, cost) vs. cons (ownership, fees). Discover if renting art is right for your home or office.

Demystify buying art online. This guide, from an artist's perspective, covers finding reputable sources, assessing quality (including scale & condition), understanding pricing, buying different mediums (prints, sculpture, digital), framing, safety tips (scams, currency), and making your online art journey rewarding.

Unlock the world of buying art prints! Our ultimate guide helps you find good prints online, understand quality, choose styles & decorate with confidence. Start today!

Dive into buying mixed-media art! This ultimate guide covers understanding materials, assessing condition, framing, finding unique pieces, and essential care tips.

Collecting drawings and sketches offers a unique, intimate window into an artist's mind and process. Discover why these often-overlooked pieces are perfect for starting or expanding your art collection, from an artist's personal perspective, covering types, media, techniques, care, finding pieces, and more.

Buying cultural art is a privilege, but it comes with responsibility. An artist's personal, expanded guide to navigating the ethics, from provenance and appropriation to supporting creators directly, with insights on history, authenticity, and finding your path.

Feeling intimidated by buying art? This personal, quirky guide from an artist covers where to find art, how to look at it, setting a budget (including layaway!), care tips, and addressing common worries like fakes. Find pieces that truly speak to you.

Learn how to buy art online with confidence! Our guide covers finding reputable platforms, evaluating art (authenticity, condition), secure transactions, and avoiding scams. Start your collection today!

Feeling overwhelmed by buying art? This beginner-friendly guide breaks down the essential steps: discovering your taste, setting a budget, and finding the perfect piece you'll cherish. Start your collection today!

Ready to buy modern art? This expanded guide from an artist covers finding your taste, setting a budget (including hidden costs!), where to look (online, galleries, studios, fairs!), researching artists and artworks, understanding value and the secondary market, documenting your collection, displaying, and caring for your art. It's a personal journey into collecting art you genuinely love.

Thinking about a custom pet portrait? This guide walks you through the process, from finding the right artist to getting that perfect painting of your furry (or scaly!) friend. It's easier and more rewarding than you might think!

Dreaming of original art but worried about the price? Learn how to negotiate payment plans with artists and galleries, understand the terms, get a contract, and make your art dreams a reality, even on a budget.

Transform your house into a soulful home. This guide offers personal insights and practical steps for curating art that speaks to your soul, from discovering your unique style to ethical acquisition, display, and long-term care.

Ready to buy art? This deeply personal guide explores online marketplaces, galleries, auctions, and buying direct from artists, weaving in introspective insights, practical tips, and advice on finding art that truly speaks to your soul.