Original Art Paintings for Sale

There are various types of original art paintings from abstract art through to landscape oil paintings. Since art is a personal preference some things may appeal while others are difficult to understand as being art.

You can purchase original art paintings from dealers and galleries which can be found in most major towns or online. There are also auctions where fine works of art go to the highest bidder. You may also find gems of paintings in house clearance sales or antique stores. If you know what you are looking for and have a discerning eye then you could pick up something special.

There are various styles of art paintings. One of the main types are landscape paintings and these usually depict a scene outdoors in nature. The skill lies in the way the artist used light and color to recreate the scene. Styles differ widely amongst artists and often the more unique style can lead to a new movement in art such as Impressionism.

Still life is also a genre of art painting. This was traditionally used to capture objects such as fruit or an arrangement of flowers. The skill here is in giving the objects a lifelike quality. The Vanitas style paintings depict a skull, a candle and often a beautiful lady to show how age and mortality affects everyone and this has added symbolism behind the objects as many still life paintings do.

Planning an original painting does not have to be complicated. It is recommended that you start off by planning to paint a still life painting first. That will teach you all you need to know about juxtaposing objects so that they are pleasing to the eye.

Firstly, it is important to recognise the difference between hand-painted art which has Originality and hand-painted art that is mass-produced in "art factories" to a formula with no originality to the pieces. If you like such a piece of art that's fine but you shouldn't pay much more for it than the price of a good quality Limited Edition print. There will have been many, many very similar pieces produced. This type of factory art is hand-painted but cannot really be classified as "Original Art".