Affordable Art

When you move into a new home or apartment, probably one of the first decorative items you unpack is art work – paintings, wall hangings and the like. Your art work makes your place feel like home right away, with the comforting images you love.

However, these days art work is becoming pricey such that new art we would consider buying is out of reach of our budgets. Is there any quality affordable art to be found? Yes indeed! Let’s take a look at one of the ways you can acquire affordable art you’ll still be proud to hang in your home.

Most artists today have their own websites, on which they sell their art. Many artists know that it’s much harder to sell original art over the net, for a couple of reasons. First, demographics are clear: the average sale is about $100, while a buyer rarely is willing to part with more than $300, and the artist may not be willing to sell at such low prices. A lot of time and artistic energy went into the piece and so you can hardly blame the seller. However, a price tag of $100 - $300 is not considered affordable art by most casual collectors.

From the buyer’s point of view, all they can see before purchasing is a digital representation, in which slight color variations can result in an art piece which simply won’t fit the planned hanging space as the buyer anticipated. Buyers are also wary of a piece that may look beautiful online, but may turn out to be of inferior materials. This is why they’re not willing to shell out big bucks,only to be disappointed when the art arrives.

Many artists have therefore found an alternative which serves both themselves and the buyer. Instead of selling the original piece, the artist makes limited edition prints on high quality paper, offering them for sale at a fraction of the price of the original, thereby offering the buyer quality affordable art at a modest price. The buyer, you, can easily see paying $25 - $50 for frame-quality art of a fairly exclusive nature while not risking much capital.

The seller is able to continue to display and perhaps sell the original at shows, while gaining income from the limited edition sales. If the artist makes a limited edition of 25 prints available for $30 each, he realizes $750 in sales, less printing costs.

This adds up to a win-win for both artists and collectors. Should that artist become well known, the buyer has made a good investment,as the value of the print will increase. Even if the artist never achieves fame, you still have a beautiful piece you love gracing your walls.

So if it’s quality affordable art you’re looking for, simply search on the net, using search terms such as “paintings limited edition” and go take a look. You may be surprised to find many sites with work that satisfies your eye and pocketbook.