Monday, June 25, 2012

tart Your Own Art Collection By Buying Oil Paintings

By Alan Cleek


What do you know about oil paintings? As a process, oil painting involves the use of pigments bounding with a medium of drying oil. The many beautiful works of art that has graced the greatest halls in history to the most modest homes is a result of mixing these pigments altogether. Leonardo Da Vinci created one of the most famous and enduring oil paintings in the world with the Mona Lisa. Pierre Auguste Renoir, Claude Monet, Raphael, Rembrandt and Vincent Van Gogh are only a few of the many famous artists who have produced remarkable oil paintings.

Buy oil paintings. That would be what many art collectors would probably tell you to do when you ask them for advise on starting your own art collection. You would probably want to own an oil painting which was made by the likes of the artists named earlier. But that would mean you should be filthy rich just to get your hands on an original Monet or Rembrandt creation. Even if you settle for reproductions, you would still probably find them on the pricey side.

But you shouldn't let that limitation stop you. You would be surprised at the vast array of oil paintings that are worth buying out there. Even small art galleries will display the work of local talents and you can buy oil paintings directly from them. Who knows, the oil painting by a relatively unknown artist ten years ago could increase in value today when that artist has made a big name for himself.

Artworks are also sold in some auctions so you can go there if want to buy oil paintings. You can even check out some local art competitions to find out the caliber of the local talent and the relative unknowns.

You can also buy the paintings from many websites that specialize in selling art works by unknown artists. These online art galleries provide an avenue or a good way to bring so many original oil paintings from all over a step closer to the prospective buyers. An American will have the chance to own an original oil painting of an Asian or African artist.

Buying online involves the risk of being given fake paintings or receiving the paintings in bad condition. Aside from reading up on the background of the online art gallery concerned, you can also check out what other customers have to say about the site so you can be sure you can put your trust in it.

Buy oil paintings but do not make your decision based only on the fact that they are the cheapest. You should base your decision on many factors such as the colors, the design, the message, including your passion and eye for art. You will soon develop a keen sense of which oil paintings are worth spending your money on.




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