<p>Ooops, I missed the Antiques Roadshow part last night. Of course the artist is long gone.
Sorry to have gone in the wrong direction.</p>
<p>I buy a fair amount of art, but I have a personal rule that I need to have at least met, and liked, the artist. That gives me an emotional connection to the work. Otherwise the art is just a decorative object, which doesn’t interest me much.</p>
<p>^^^
That fascinates me. I have never heard of anyone having that requirement.</p>
<p><a href=“1”>quote</a> You must like it,
(2) You must be able to afford it, and
(3) You have to have a place to put it</p>
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<p>You might have to add:</p>
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<li>If it is genuine.</li>
<li>If it is priced right.</li>
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<p>I don’t think you want to buy a fake Picasso for $10 million even if you can afford it and liked it.</p>
<p>PMK, I think you need to take a nice vacation trip to the Southwest, so you can visit some galleries in person.</p>
<p>I agree with Hunt. The best way to acquire art is from your travels. </p>
<p>How about making some of your own art? Acquire a hobby. </p>
<p>I especially like art that is outdoors as opposed to indoor museums or houses or galleries. I recently ran into a couple of F. Botero statues, which was fun and surprising. Europe has lots of outdoor art, but there is still quite a bit in the US. There are beautiful buildings in cities - architecture. Bridges - San Francisco and NY. Look out the window as you are landing. Coming into DC and Miami is beautiful.</p>
<p>Learn to appreciate nature - the most profound example of art that city dwellers don’t often see as art. This includes the skies and weather. Why go to a museum and pay to view Monet, etc. if you can go to a real lilly pond? (I do have a copy of a Monet in a powder room, which was a gift).</p>