6 | S P A C E S
Choosing Art
Open any design book or
turn on any show and advice is
plentiful. Art is subjective. Walk
into a home and you instantly
know if there's a picture or
piece you wish was yours.
You also immediately know
if you're happy that art is
stuck on someone else's wall.
Those of us unable to buy the latest mas-
terpiece being auctioned at Christie's Auc-
tion House still have options. Local options.
But there are a few guidelines that will help
make your investment — big or small — feel
worthwhile for the art you love.
Naturally, the first suggestion
is to buy items that you love.
There's no sense doling out money
for something that creeps you out
or makes you sad every time you
walk by it (unless that works for
you – no judgment).
Buy items you love.
The second guideline is to listen
to your financial adviser (or bank
account): don't spend over your
budget. You'll curse that statue of
a deer if you're reminded of your
20 per cent interest rate with each
monthly credit card statement.
Don't spend
beyond your budget.
DESIGN EXPERTS
HAVE THEIR
OPINIONS ON
WHAT MAKES
GREAT ART.
Concerto, 16x12, mixed media collage, by Claude e Castonguay, Woodlands Gallery, woodlandsgallery.com
In Summer We See This, 10x10, oil on canvas, by Nicki Ault,
Woodlands Gallery, woodlandsgallery.com
