From the monthly archives:

March 2010

Graham McKean: popular art at its best

March 31, 2010
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We collect original art by working artists. We need to be economical with our purchases and prefer to buy in the hundreds of £s as opposed to the thousands. You can find art for sale without breaking the bank. One of our favourite artists is Graham McKean. Graham’s paintings now feature in auction houses with price tags [...]

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Buy original art from Carol Ann Waldron

March 30, 2010
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We like to buy original art but have to do this on a modest budget. So we are sharing our research with you and hopefully point you towards affordable art. I saw some of Carol Anne Waldron’s paintings at the Glasgow Art Fair this year.  Her work is very vibrant, catching light beautifully.  Her colours are bold [...]

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Patricia Rorie: Beautiful self portraits

March 29, 2010
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At Originalart.net we want to help you buy a piece of art which you like. We are not about advising on investment but instead helping you find a piece of affordable art which you like. We try to advise  in the price range of a few hundred £s to a maximum of £2000. We want [...]

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How to sell your contemporary art online

March 28, 2010

OK. You are an artist. How do you go about selling your contemporary art online? Just a few basic rules to get you started and get you earning some extra cash from your original art by selling online.

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Andrew Hood: for affordable art of India, Tuscany and France

March 28, 2010
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Yesterday, at the Glasgow Art Fair,I came close to buying an abstract in oils by Andrew Hood. At  £1000 it was a nice, affordable piece of original art. Andrew Hood has a series of paintings from his travels to to India, Tuscany, the South of France, Morocco and Croatia.

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Buy Original Art at an Art Fair

March 26, 2010

Just off to the annual Glasgow Art Fair in the famous white tented pavilions. With 50 exhibitors (around half from outside Scotland) it should be the perfect venue to buy an original, affordable painting. Glasgow Art Fair:the place to buy original art I’m expecting to see a few Howson’s and Bellany’s mixed in with a lot [...]

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Why contemporary artists should sell online

March 26, 2010

This is a  message to all artists, established and as yet unknown, producing original art but affordable art. There are 6 good reasons why you should sell your original art online. Before giving you a list, the main reason is that lots of people who feel uneasy in galleries are happy to buy art online.

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Why buy original art online?

March 24, 2010

Why buy original, contemporary art online? Lots of people buy original art online. They like being able to browse through lots of paintings, knowing the price. Below are a few basic rules for buying contemporary art online

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Original Art – Welcome to our new art website.

March 23, 2010

Original Art is a brand new art website that is dedicated to helping you find affordable art to buy from new and established artists. Perhaps you feel that you want to take a step up from posters and mass-produced canvas art, or maybe you are simply redecorating a room and want to buy art that [...]

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The figurative art of Tim Sainsbury

March 21, 2010

Tim Sainsbury:  Oils When Tim Sainsbury wants inspiration for his oil paintings, he delves into his imagination and childhood memories. Born into an agricultural and rural life in South Wales on the English border in 1935, Sainsbury grew up in a family who worked and lived off the land, which is reflected in his artwork.

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