I have a few original art pieces, all paintings. A couple were done by a family member and were received as gifts. I like them, but they are not great art. I have a couple of others that I got at an antiques auction house. One is somewhat large and on canvas. It's supposedly 19th century (British) and by no one, but I bought it because it spoke to me, and I enjoy it. The other is also by no one and 19th century British (my master's degree was basically in Victorian literature, so that time and place has meaning to me). Anyway, the second is smaller and on a wood panel. This piece I truly love. There is a crack in the wood in the center, but that is part of why I love it, actually. I don't remember what I spent on each, but neither was more than $200.
I guess I'm not supporting any artists, but I like their uniqueness and what they express to me and about me.
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