20 pieces of art you can buy today and brag about to your friends tomorrow
Guest post by HappeningsCLT, follow them @happeningsclt.
Have you ever wondered if your home’s walls deserve better than what they currently have? Maybe you’ve wanted to ditch those World Market and Target prints, but didn’t know where to start?
In an effort to promote local talent and help spruce up your home (and your art cred), our team wants to share our top picks for the 20 best artworks to buy in Charlotte for under $1000.
This list contains works that fall under at least one of these categories: thoughtful, beautiful, challenging, interesting media, and multi-dimensional. Each is made by artists who, in ways big and small, want you to think about how you see the world around you.
However, buying art can be really tricky, especially when you’ve never done it before. We recommend that when you’re considering a purchase, ask yourself these questions:
1. Do I love this?
2. Is this piece Interesting?
3. Am I buying this to match my furniture?
If your answers are YES, YES, and NO, then go for it!
Isabel Bishop (1902-1988)
Girls at Counter
Etching – 6” x 4”
$600
For purchase: www.jeraldmelberg.com
Arthur Brouthers
Body & Soul
Acrylic and resin on panel – 12” x 24”
$495
For purchase: Sozo Gallery www.sozogallery.net
Artist’s website: www.arthurbrouthersart.com
Jim Connell
Dark Pink Vase
Ceramic
$95
For purchase: contact Lark & Key
Sharon Dowell
Selva
Acrylic and ink on panel – 12″ x 18″
$750
For purchase: Contact Sharon Dowell at sharondowell(at)gmail.com
Artist’s Website: sharondowell.com
Elena Felipe for Dignicraft
Yellow Tower, 2012
Ceramics – 43” x 9.5”
$600
For purchase: contact McColl Center of Art & Innovation
Ashley Lathe
One and Thirty-One Glasses
Acrylic on canvas – 42″ x 42″
$800
For purchase: Contact Ashley Lathe at alathe(at)carolina.rr.com
Artist’s Website: ashleylathe.com
Alexandra Loesser
Polar Heart
Acrylic on panel – 24″ x 18″
$500
For purchase: contact Alexandra Loesser at AlexandraLoesser(at)gmail.com
Artist’s Website: www.alexandraloesser.com
Anna Kenar
Undone
Intaglio – 24″ x 36″ (unframed)
$600.00
For purchase: contact Anna Kenar at Kenarak(at)gmail.com
Artist’s website: anna-kenar.com
Andy McMillan
Tyree Shaw, from the series Wake Forest, NC
Photograph – 24” x 30”, edition of 12
$700
For purchase: contact Andy McMillan at andywilsonmcmillan(at)gmail.com
Artist’s Website: www.andymcmillanphoto.com
Marge Loudon Moody
Ocean Series: Sails
Acrylic and collage on canvas on panel – 12” x 12”
$750
For purchase: Contact Marge Moody at moodym(at)winthrop.edu
Artist’s Website: www.margeloudonmoody.com
Isaac Payne
Water Under the Bridge
Conte, transparent gesso, oil paint and collage on paper – 18” x 31″
$950
For purchase: contact New Gallery of Modern Art
Artist’s Website: www.isaacpayne.com
Zachary Tate Porter
The Codification # 3
Acrylic, ink, graphite, and found text on resin panel – 13″ x 13″
$ 500
For purchase: contact Zachary Tate Porter at ztporter(at)gmail.com
Artist’s Website: www.zacharytateporter.com
Jon Prichard
The Pleasure of Disguise
Pen on watercolor paper – 22” x 30”
$400
For purchase: Contact Jon Prichard at prichardio(at)aol.com
Artist’s Website: www.jonprichard.com
Adrian Rhodes
Great Dodecahedrom: Ursa Major
Linocut on paper, edition of 30 – 30” x 22”
$125 unframed
For purchase: contact CPCC Art Galleries through March 5, 2015 blogs.cpcc.edu/cpccartgalleries
Artist’s Website: www.adrianrhodes.com
Flow
Oil on canvas
8” x 14”
$1000
For purchase: contact Seth Rouser at rouserseth(at)gmail.com
Artist’s Website: www.sethrouser.com
Virginia Scotchie
Object
Ceramic
$475
For purchase: Contact Hidell Brooks Gallery
Artist’s website: www.virginiascotchie.com
Matthew Steele
Monument to Communion
Archival print – 42” x 42”
$400
For purchase: contact Matthew Steele at mtsteele(at)gmail.com
Artist’s Website: www.mtsteel.com
Kyle Worthy
A Way to Return (Diptych 2)
Digital Photograph – 30” x 18” (framed), edition of 3
$545
For purchase: contact Kyle Worthy at kyleworthy(at)gmail.com
Artist’s Website: www.kyleworthy.com
Jason Watson
September 27, 1966
Acrylic, colored pencil, ink, and graphite, on paper and vintage wallpaper, stitched and mounted to canvas with found objects – 14.5” x 15.5”
$600
For purchase: contact Jason Watson at jasonwatson999(at)gmail.com
Artist’s Website: www.jwatsondrawing.com
Erik Waterkotte
Calling for a Signal
Silkscreen and digital prints on mylar layered in custom lightbox frame – 23” x 33” x 4″
$800
For purchase: contact Erik Waterkotte at erik(at)erikwaterkotte.com
Artist’s Website: erikwaterkotte.com
This story was originally published February 19, 2015 at 1:00 AM with the headline "20 pieces of art you can buy today and brag about to your friends tomorrow."