Is there a typical male art buyer? No more and no less than there is a typical male clothing buyer or car buyer. That still means they buy like men and not like women. Do more men buy animal scenes and sports-related art? Certainly. Still, most men truisms never equate to every man realities. So, [...]
As a buyer, I know that buying art is the most exciting event. As a buyer, I know that I enjoy every piece of part I have purchased every single day of my life as I give it admiring glances as I pass by. Every once in a while for no particular reason, a painting [...]
Why Color Matters in Selecting Art. You know certain colors appeal to you. Certain colors evoke emotion, express your personality, and stimulate you. Consider the color red. When you think of red, do you think of Coke? Many people do. Certain popular companies have actually created signature colors. For example, IBM is Big Blue. We [...]
“The man who has honesty, integrity, the love of inquiry, the desire to see beyond, is ready to appreciate good art. He needs no one to give him an ‘Art Education’: he is already qualified. He needs but to see pictures with his active mind, look into them for the things that belong to him, [...]
Couples making decisions about art purchases: Art is real. It lives in its space. It speaks. It makes important statements constantly. If someone lives or works in a space and does not feel comfortable with the art, it stresses them. Why? Because art is so real it cannot be ignored. In fact, it will not [...]
Ninety times Rembrandt van Rijn asked the question, ‘Who is Rembrandt?’ And ninety times he answered himself for all the world to see. In commemoration of his 400th birthday on June 15, 2006, I spent the 4th of July with Rembrandt, another independent artist who valued his freedom. Criticized often for poor drawing technique, held [...]
Loving Art and Conversing with Artists - Having spent decades in Corporate America, living in the artists’ world has brought many delightful surprises and some horrifying questions. I am continually amazed by the questions friends, family, strangers, fellow artists, neighbors, and service providers ask me. Here are some examples of the worst questions that I hope [...]
As an artist/teacher, I say, “The most educated collectors and museums have been fooled by smarter crooks. Always, remember, what you are buying if far more important than who sells it to you. You don’t take the seller home, you take the art. Art can fool you if you don’t watch out!” Gathering the important [...]
Art Buyers’ personalities determine the most appropriate art seller’s introduction, pitch and close techniques in conversation with individual art-buying prospects. A Jungian scholar, I have studied why people do the things they do and act the way they act since the early 1990s and I hold the U.S. Patent & Trademark for her personality typing [...]
Spring, Summer and Fall, you find artists outdoors and in galleries painting all over towns, cities and in the country. Don’t be afraid to speak with them. What if you feel like you would be disturbing them? Ask them if they would mind a short conversation. If they are receptive, ask your questions, make your [...]
