Falling in love with a piece of art

How do most people buy or sell art? My own experience as a collector and seller tells me it is love.

As a collector there are times when I connect with a piece so deeply that I feel sick in love. I HAVE to have it or I feel nauseous. It is not a passing infatuation. I literally cannot breathe. I long for it. I want to live with my beloved. Forever. When I bring it home my life is enhanced in ways that are indescribable. Can I afford it? At times. Can I afford to leave it behind? Only if absolutely necessary. I made payments for ten years on a sculpture I aquired. That was decades ago. It sits next to my bed and the thrill never wears thin.

As an artist and gallery owner I watch the same thing happen to my collectors. When do they aquire a piece? When they fall madly in love and cannot breathe. They just gotta have it and I know the feeling. I never have to sell a piece of work at Niris Studio. A person knows what they love in an instant. There is no denying it. They buy it or not depending on how nauseous the thought of leaving it behind makes them. I watch their eyes light up. I see the longing I recognize in myself. Can you imagine how it makes me feel when people react to MY work this way? I have had the honor to experience this over and over in my own lifetime. Remarkable!

I encourage people to give themselves permission to fall in love with art. Bring it home. Love it everyday. Life is better when you surround yourself with art.