Art is everything.
Art is beauty made tangible.
So, why is this post about paying for art? Money for beauty? Isn't that anathema?
(Welcome to my blog, by the way. Or welcome back!)
My old posts have been archived. I used to write about life's funny moments, or sports, or music. Those posts were my creative outlet before I bought a camera. But I still want to write, both to get better at writing, and to bring my own art a little closer to the readers. OK, to be honest, closer to the customers. Yes, now I'm the artist. I've started my own business, trying to turn my "creative outlet" into my livelihood. And so that's why I'm blogging about paying for art.
How transparent and crass.
Except when I was working for "the man," you were paying for my graphic design skills (in a roundabout way) by purchasing the products my company promoted. Or you may have paid a tiny amount for a photo I took that a creative director bought and gave to a web designer that ended up on a webpage that sold you a product or service.
But really, it feels much better to buy a piece art for yourself. A singular, unique piece for your walls, for your home. And it feels much better to visit an artist's house, gallery, studio, or webspace and bring something home that they created.
I was reminded of all this, and of why I've taken my own leap of faith into creating "tangible beauty" by a Facebook post from Jessilyn Park Art Studio.
Find a local artist that speaks to you. It's not just "a small piece of someone else's life."
It's also a fundamental piece of your own essence that they've found.
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