Collecting art is a personal statement about one’s life, passions, values, and history. Creating relationships with artists gives collectors the chance to bring deeper meaning to the work they’re interested in and also helps them understand life through art. Conversations with artists are frequently lively,...
When COVID-19 hit and businesses around the world allowed people to work remotely, the home office took on a whole new meaning. Those spaces that were once used occasionally — or as storage for bills and other paperwork — are now some of the most-used...
Just as a painter creates a study that becomes a completed work, homeowners seeking to plant a new garden this spring will find the project more achievable if they begin with a design that considers planning from start to finish, according to landscape architects. At...
A waggish art dealer once remarked, “A good painting needs a good frame, but a bad painting really needs a good frame.” Serious art collectors and critics agree that worthy artworks deserve worthy frames. It’s a simple but fundamental truth that a frame can make...
Oftentimes, museum and personal art collections are built around specific genres, be it Abstract, Classical Realism, Cubism, or any number of the other “isms.” But that’s beginning to change more and more. In a recent exhibit at the Tucson Museum of Art in Arizona, Chief Curator...
Loaning a work of art from your collection to a museum is the kind of generosity that kicks back. Collectors who lend frequently express that sharing something important and beautiful in their life is deeply gratifying. But there are other reasons to lend besides that...
With the ability to choose from thousands of paintings to purchase from highly respected galleries, museum shows, and art auctions, what factors influence a patron’s decision to commission a specific artwork? And conversely, why do some artists accept commissions while others do not? Galleries often play...
The prevailing mindset among most collectors is that sculptures are forever durable. Although bronze, wood, and even marble may seem less fragile than two-dimensional artworks, simple care and maintenance are a must in order to preserve a sculpture’s original beauty. Prevention is key when it comes...
You don’t have to live in California to know that America’s love affair with wine has blossomed into a serious relationship. We drank 805 million gallons of it in 2018, according to the Wine Institute of America, more than we’ve consumed in any year since...
Douglas Lay knows knots. He can look at the wefts in an old Persian rug and tell you which Central Asian country it comes from, which region of that country, and even the tribe or village. “If every second row of knots is twisted 45...