Why Buy Original Art?
It's More Than Something to Fill a Wall
People often ask me why someone would spend money on an original painting when they could buy something much less expensive from a big box store.
The answer is simple.
You aren't just buying something to fill an empty wall. You're choosing to surround yourself with something that was created by another human being. Every brushstroke, every colour choice and every little decision was made by someone who spent years learning their craft.
Original art has a heartbeat.
Original Art Tells a Story
Every painting has a story.
Sometimes it's the artist's story. Sometimes it becomes yours.
Maybe a painting reminds you of your childhood cabin, a favourite hiking trail, your grandmother's garden or a vacation you'll never forget. Sometimes you don't even know why you're drawn to a painting. You just keep coming back to it.
I always tell people not to overthink it. If a painting makes you feel something, that's reason enough.
A Home Should Feel Like You
We spend thousands of dollars on vehicles, furniture, kitchen renovations and electronics.
Most of those things wear out, go out of style or eventually get replaced.
Original art is different.
It can hang on your wall for decades and then be passed down to your children and eventually your grandchildren. Long after the couch has been replaced and the television has become outdated, the painting is still there, quietly telling its story.
I love thinking about where my paintings might be fifty or one hundred years from now.
You're Supporting Someone's Dream
Every time you purchase original art, you're doing more than buying a painting.
You're encouraging an artist to keep creating.
You're supporting years of practice, thousands of hours of learning and a lifetime of dedication to making beautiful things.
Every artist remembers the people who believed in them.
Those purchases allow us to keep showing up at the easel and creating the next painting.
Buy What You Love
If you're thinking about buying original art, don't worry about whether it matches the sofa perfectly or whether someone else would choose it.
Choose the painting that keeps pulling you back.
Choose the one that makes you pause.
Choose the one that makes you smile every time you walk into the room.
Because that's what art is supposed to do.
It should make you feel something.
And if it does that, you've found the right one.
