great art. cheap. really.

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Praia Piquinia by Christian Chaize. so, cheap is not my favorite word, but it does get the point across. inexpensive, affordable, for the budget-conscious. and, 20×200 is a grand place for good cheap art. jen bekman started the site with two core goals in mind: “i want everyone to collect art, and I want to enable an economy that allows more artists to make a ... 
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lonny shares a look.

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the new issue of lonny is live, and it’s full of fantastic color, wonderful artwork and a stylish group of gorgeous home galleries. the art of display seems quite a prominent theme in the january/february issue, and is full of inspiring ideas for your own collections. there are some great examples of hanging artwork, and beautiful vignettes of uncluttered, but colorful... 
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MAMMOTH of a GIVEAWAY.

meet Ben & Troy of THE MAMMOTH COLLECTION. they are being super kind and generous today, and allowing me to give two very lucky readers a chance to start their own MAMMOTH COLLECTION. their online collection features the work of over 40 painters, photographers and illustrators from around the world, geared toward achieving a simple and noble goal: making art affordable... 
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a collection a day.

san francisco-based artist lisa congdon never ceases to amaze me with her prolific creativity. and in typical fashion, lisa’s off to another inspiring year, with her latest project ‘a collection a day 2010′. lisa is going to photograph, paint or draw her many collections and is documenting them here, on her new blog, a collection a day. i love this idea... 
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anyone still read the newspaper?

i made the san francisco chronicle’s home & garden section today. a pretty interesting article about collections and how best to display them without looking cluttered. you can read the article online here, too. thanks so very much chronicle for including my collections of vintage portraits! Tweet#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;} 
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