Contemporary Art and Abstract Artist

Paint Remembers a Place a Photograph Cannot

When a painting comes from memory instead of observation, it gets closer to how a place is actually held. What that means for a buyer looking at it.

Old Plaster Takes Modern Paint Without Flinching

Designers say a bold abstract painting belongs in a period room, not in spite of it. How scale, palette and edge let old architecture hold new work.

Does an Original Stay Singular After the Artist Makes Prints

You bought the object; the image stayed with the painter. What reproductions do and do not change about an original you already own, explained plainly.

Five Hundred Dollars in 2017, Nine Hundred Sixty-Three Thousand in 2021

A mega-gallery signing moves a price, not a painting. Here is what representation actually signals, and what a buyer or designer can check instead.

An original abstract painting in plum and tiffany blue installed in a client's room, by Nashville artist Angela Simeone, from a post on whether an original painting needs a certificate of authenticity.

Does an Original Painting Need a Certificate of Authenticity?

A certificate is easy to fake and easy to overvalue. What actually protects a buyer is provenance — the traceable line back to the person who made the work.

A large original abstract painting in smoke blue, orange and rust hung on a tall millworked wall above a woven wood bench in a high-ceilinged room, by Nashville artist Angela Simeone, from a post on what happens when a painting is bigger than the doorway.

A Large Painting That Won't Fit Through the Door

The canvas is bigger than the doorway. Here is what actually happens next — why original work ships rolled, what re-stretching costs you, and what to measure first.

An original abstract painting on a gallery wall seen at viewing distance, by Nashville artist Angela Simeone, from a post on who chooses the art in a hotel and how long it stays.

Who Chooses the Art in a Hotel, and How Long Does It Stay?

Inside a hotel or restaurant, who actually picks the art — the owner, the designer, or a consultant? And does it get replaced on the renovation clock?

A large original abstract painting hung alone on a tall gallery wall under a scalloped ceiling, by Nashville artist Angela Simeone, from a post on whether to choose a painting for the room or for what it means to you.

Looks or Meaning: Which One Should Decide a Painting Purchase?

Standing in front of a painting, should you buy for how it looks in the room or what it means to you? Four advisors and two philosophers on which one lasts.

An original abstract painting hung alone on a gallery wall, seen at viewing distance, by Nashville artist Angela Simeone, from a post on how a designer can verify a painting is genuinely handmade.

How a Designer Can Verify a Painting Is Genuinely Handmade

"It looks handmade" is not a check. Four things a designer can actually verify before placing a piece in a client's room — and who can show them.

A large original abstract painting on a tall gallery wall under a scalloped ceiling, by Nashville artist Angela Simeone, from a post on whether abstract painting follows a system underneath the gesture.

Does Abstract Painting Follow a System Underneath the Gesture?

Abstract painting looks unplanned, but most of it runs on an order the painter sets first. What a colour story decides, and what it leaves open on purpose.