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Now Serving Affordable Art in NYC

Posted on April 3, 2013 | Leave a comment

I found New York’s art scene is a tad intimidating with its price tags and snooty gallerists but discovered that twice a year art is affordable and accessible in New York at the Affordable Art Fair. Galleries from around the world show work that costs between $100 and $10k. The spring fair runs today through April 7. Check it out!
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Coffee screen print by Robert Clarke, $475, Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London.

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Cool Fourth of July Art

Posted on July 4, 2012 | Leave a comment

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Love this photo by Mike Sinclair of a fireworks show in Independence, Missouri (they better do it up for the 4th, right!) for sale on 20×200, one of my favorite sites for affordable art. And do those people have on long sleeves in July? They defin ain’t in Va. Hope your Fourth is stunning (and cool), too.

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April Artist Chris Milk, Day 2

Posted on April 4, 2009 | 1 Comment

I’ve asked Chris five questions that we’ll release over a series of days with a piece of work each day. See all five paintings in the gallery or read Day 1 here.

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What’s the oddest, funniest, nicest thing someone has said to you about your work?

“The only reaction to art, music, that I will stand behind, is that of honest affinity. For someone to say, “I love this painting because I love it.” That’s all I want to hear.
Sometimes folks will say, “Your work is so fun.  I would like never to hear that again.”


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“The Hummingbird, I painted on my easel, and it became a friend,
floating next to the panels painted to the left, and right of it, over the course of a year. Again, here comes saw. Freed from the easel, hummingbird gets
his chance to shine, or fly, really, on his own.”


For more on Chris, visit his site or blog. Portrait by Ash Daniel Photography.

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Your Fluffy Valentine

Posted on February 15, 2009 | Leave a comment

If licking and cuddling from a four-legged friend is the only love you’re getting this Valentine’s Day, enjoy it! And celebrate with art.

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Sherry and John Petersik, who write This Young House, a great blog about their adventures in decorating, are creative beehives. They’ve developed this cute line of pet silhouettes in sweet, modern colors. And since the silhouette’s are in white verses the traditional black, they have a fresh, mod feel. And $20 for an 8 x 10 will run you not much more than a box of chocolates. Although if you’re hanging with the pooch this V-Day, treat yourself to some Godiva.

(If you’re in Richmond, Quirk Gallery carries the line.)

Random History: Silhouettes came about in the late 18th century in France as an inexpensive way to have a portrait done and are named after Louis XV’s finance minister who was notoriously cheap.

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