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Where To Buy Original Art In Sarasota – Siesta Key
Where to buy original art in Sarasota – Siesta Key, Florida? Owning an original piece of art is definitely affordable, if you know where to look. So many people wish they could buy a one of a kind, but assume it is far out of their price range. This is not the case if you familiarize yourself with the local art community in your area. Often, for a fraction of the cost of the works by more well known artists, you can purchase unique originals by locals. Not only do you acquire a beautiful piece of art, but support your home community as well.
Here are a couple of suggestions to buy original art:
1) Artist Lloyd Dobson, from the Sarasota – Siesta Key area, has affordable original signed oil paintings and he ships free to the lower 48 United States also. Hundreds of customers from the west coast to the east coast are collectors of his paintings.
You may also find his work by visiting his tent booth on Siesta Key every Sunday. Come by and say hello. It is a Sunday morning tradition since 2008 from 8am to 2pm, the Siesta Key Farmers Market offers a wide variety of fresh fruits and vegetables, fine art by artist Lloyd Dobson, Jamaican prepared foods and pastries, hot breakfast, organic green tea, local plants, Italian olive oils, artisan breads, organic skin care products, clothing, jewelry, photography, pottery, and live music.
2) Local Art Galleries, Custom Frame Shops, College Art Departments, Restaurants & Coffee House and Art Guilds.
These are a just a few outlets to follow when looking for local art, but be creative. Boutiques, libraries and art & craft fairs are all are possible avenues to try. The more you frequent local establishments, the better your chances of discovering unique and affordable art created by someone who might be your neighbor.
Finding interesting and good original art in the $100 to $500 price range is a challenge. However Lloyd Dobson’s oil paintings fall into this price range and makes it very affordable to have original art from a Sarasota – Siesta Key local artist. Lloyd even has original oil paintings below $50. His inspiration is a result of his love for the sugar white sand
beach of the Sarasota – Siesta Key, Florida area. With some of his travels through the Caribbean you will find paintings influenced from those areas as well.
How To Buy Affordable Art Direct From Artist
How to buy affordable art direct from artist is the best way to invest and save money. Owning an original piece of art is definitely affordable, if you know where to look. So many people wish they could buy a one of a kind, but assume it is far out of their price range. This is not the case if you familiarize yourself with the local art community in your area. Often, for a fraction of the cost of the works by more well known artists, you can purchase unique originals by locals. Not only do you acquire a beautiful piece of art, but support your home community as well.
Don’t know where to start? Here are some suggestions:
1) Siesta Key Farmers Market operates every Sunday from 9:00am to 1:00pm. Here you will find local artist Lloyd Dobson.
With his original artwork ready for you to decorate your walls.
2) You can go online to purchase his work as well at the following website: http://www.LloydDobsonArtist.com (Click on Fine Art Gallery tab)
3) Local Art Galleries, Custom Frame Shops, College Art Departments, Restaurants & Coffee House and Art Guilds.
16×20 BUY $175 – #15714 – Free Shipping US Only
by Lloyd Dobson
These are a just a few outlets to follow when looking for local art, but be creative. Boutiques, libraries and art & craft fairs are all are possible avenues to try. The more you frequent local establishments, the better your chances of discovering unique and affordable art created by someone who might be your neighbor.
Spending money locally shows pride in your community culture and local products. As a person who lives in the area you are more apt to locally recirculate money spent with you on your art in the form of purchases from other local business, thus supporting the local work force. When you give some of that money to local charities, even if it’s just the local boy or girl scout troop, or maybe the local food bank you are keeping money spent with you in movement. It’s a monetary loop that keeps people working to make the goods they and others purchase.
“I’m an artist, not a business person”, you shout. Well, I hate to break this to you, but anyone who wants to sell art is in business. According to Wikipedia, “a business (also known as enterprise or firm) is an organization or person engaged in the trade or sale of goods, services, or both to consumers”.Q.E.D. Business is NOT a dirty word. Businesses allow us as consumers to buy food, clothes, and gas. It allows us to find a place to live (real estate sales and rentals), and most likely it employs a lot of us who are not fortunate enough to be able to make a living selling our art. There is that word “sell” again.
If you are in the Siesta Key – Sarasota Florida area on Sunday, you are invited to stop by my tent and say hello. The Siesta Key Farmers Market is a Sunday morning tradition since 2008 from 9am to 1pm, the Siesta Key Farmers Market offers a wide variety of fresh fruits and vegetables, fine art by artist Lloyd Dobson, Jamaican prepared foods and pastries, hot breakfast, organic green tea, local plants, Italian olive oils, artisan breads, organic skin care products, clothing, jewelry, photography, pottery, and live music.
