Inside My Art Collection

 

January 26, 2024

I bought my first piece of art nearly five years ago.

It was 2018, the year I started making and selling art myself, and I felt inspired by my fellow artist Britt Bass, who was in her 20s at the time and selling dozens of paintings in a matter of hours.

I wasn’t at a stage in my life where I could afford her originals, so I bought a print, which I still proudly hang in my home today. 

Since I started my art collection, I have grown it to over 30 pieces, adding about five pieces every year since that first purchase in 2018.

As my collection has continued to grow, I thought I should start keeping track of the pieces in it—details like when it was purchased, for how much, the size and medium, information about the artist, etc.

Here’s what I learned about the pieces in my collection so far:

  • 100% are by women artists

  • 54% are by artists living in the U.S. South

  • 4 are by artists from other countries (Sweden, New Zealand, Canada, and France)

  • $50% are originals, and 50% are prints

  • $120 is the average purchase price, with pieces ranging from a $10 thrifted find to a $1,400 semi-custom commission

  • 75% are 11x14 inches or smaller

Style-wise, they run the gamut—from highly detailed, oil landscape paintings; to bold and bright figure paintings; to calm and minimal contemporary abstracts. (Although, visually, they have a definite vibe—containing mostly greens, blues, pinks, and earth tones.)

It has been an absolute blast growing my art collection over the years, and I love the warmth and character that these pieces add to my home.

I hope this peek inside my art collection encourages you to start where you are, buy what you love, and build an art collection you’ll cherish for years to come!

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