This week I spent some time helping a neighbor who was trying to figure out where to hang a painting. She is considering adding one of my paintings to her home, and was trying to visualize how it would fit in the room. For those of you considering an art purchase, one of the best ways to help make a decision is to try the artwork in your home.
When I offer this service, I sometimes feel that customers think I am just trying to get them to take the work home so that they fall in love and can’t live without it. That does sometimes happen, but I can think of a couple of instances when it did not, and I was just as glad that they had taken the work for a trial run! Most galleries offer the option to ‘test drive’ a work in your home or office, and I don’t know of an artist who wouldn’t be happy to do so if asked.
While I was there, my neighbor and I discussed some re-arranging of her art collection, including possible locations for the painting in question. I think that she will end up moving a mirror to another room, relocating the art that hung over the fireplace and placing the existing art in the mirror spot and the new art over the fireplace.
If you live in the Portland, OR Metro area and would like some ideas on rearranging on your existing art or would like to try out a new painting, I would be happy to offer a free, no-pressure consultation in your home or office. Contact me to schedule one today!
