I have a tendency to buy smaller works of art, because they are more affordable artwork and they’re easier to take in, and now, because we are running out of wall space. I’d love to get an oversize piece of statement art, particularly a photograph, or maybe an abstract, but it’s hard to devote thousands of dollars on a single luxury purchase (for me, anyway).
That said, money is no reason to live with bare walls or posters left over from college. There is so much affordable original artwork available online. You can buy small pieces whenever you find a bit of extra cash, or happen upon one you like, and over time, build up an impressive and eclectic gallery wall of art.
Here are 20 original affordable artworks available to buy at Saatchi Art, Etsy, UGallery, and Serena & Lily. They’re paintings, watercolors, and mixed media works; none are prints. It’s nice to be able to live with art on which you can see the artist’s hands; the texture, color varieties, and depth. Not that there is anything wrong with prints, mix those in too (there’s a shopping strip at the bottom of the post for prints under $150).
“Water and Weather IV,” Karen Smidth • $450 at Serena & Lily
“Perspective Drawing,” Clement Tsang • $300 at Saatchi Art
“The Blue Parasol,” Steve Mitchell • $251.30 at Etsy
“Breath In,” Alina Cristina Martin • $180 at Saatchi Art
“White on White 3,” Justin Simcik • $300 at UGallery
“When your face doesn’t fit,” Fabienne Jenny Jacquet • $500 at Saatchi Art
“DD 4.4.2013,” Astrid Oudheusden • $225 at Saatchi Art
“Quartz,” Ferm Living • $148 at Burke Decor
“Untitled,” Jim Harris • $350 at Saatchi Art
“The Sun Is Shining,” Robin Hiers • $250 at Saatchi Art
“My Personal Space 3,” Lucie Jirku • $270 at Saatchi Art
“Little 007,” Jenny Prinn • $100
“Deep Green -The identity and relation of 12 complexion,” Tomomi Maruyama
$300 at Saatchi Art
“3475,” Hang Nguyen • $300 at UGallery
Thevysherbarium • $60 at Etsy
“Untitled 0022,” Katia Borges • $200 at Saatchi Art
“Urine Hell,” Chad Kouri • $500 (framed) at Uprise Art
“At Sea,” Julia Rymer • $225 at Serena & Lily
“Stained Glass Window #11,” Marc Ellen Hamel • $250 at Serena & Lily
“Mid Century Ink & Tape Hard Edge Study,” Dellar Cassity
$385 at Serena & Lily
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