I just hung on my white brick wall a painting that I just purchased. I was so tickled pink with my new work of art that it started me thinking.
As I looked around at the paintings I have collected over the years I had to stop and look at each one remembering the circumstances of my purchase, where was I? Why did I buy it? And did they still make me very happy to see them. I have to say,I am still moved by my little collection art works.
I suppose you could say I am one of those people.......probably one that most strict Artists would know right away is not a serious collecter, and probably not at all that knowledgeable about True Art.
I have seen different blogs on the subject her at TAS and other forums and the feelings about it are diverse and sometimes controversial!
Well I am one of those that sees what they like and if it provokes an emotion, a memory or just stimulates a love of color and form to a particular degree, and if I can afford it and love it, I will buy it. If I can't afford it, I will keep track of where there is a picture of it and look at it every now and again.
No less a lover of art, no less appreciative of beautiful things, but not one who collects with an eye for the financial future. Not intentionally anyway, I do have a limited edtion or two that have quadrupled in value, but that is not why I bought them! We are not talking millions either!
Here is a picture of my latest coveting, and here is why I just love it:
The contrasts of the green of the buoys and the white background brought the subject to the forefront with a with perfect little shock of joy.
It brings back good memories of days sailing on the Chesapeake Bay in Virginia.
It reminds me of a very good book.
The colors are simple, but in the rendering caused you to think only of the buoys. Which in turn makes you remember where you have seen this color combination before. The green is an unmistakeable color of these old glass orbs and the white is the remembering of how the sun bleach out almost anything used in the sun over time.
I really think a lot of the artist, and like most of her work
I could afford it! 
by Cathy Savels
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Cathy, how can I blip comments?
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but secondly, because I want my collectors to love what they're buying! When someone has an emotional connection with my artwork, even if it just tickles their funny bone, that makes *me* feel good about letting it go.
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