Why Own Art?

To find out more about how you can own art by Emily Jane Traynor (including commissions, payment plans and prints or cards), get in touch!

Owning art is a unique and personal experience. When you buy a work of art, you’re not only supporting the artist, you’re also supporting the continuation of the arts as an integral part of our culture… and, most importantly, you’re practicing compassion through self-care or gift-giving!

Having original art in the home is a talking point to bring you closer to the people you invite into your space; it’s a prompt to you to step out of the whirl of daily life for a few moments - or longer! - to reconnect with yourself; it’s an example to your children that self-expression is valid and valued; in owning art you show your faith in humanity.

There are all sorts of ways to own art, for example buying through galleries, specialist art and investment advisors, interior designers or directly through the artist. You might start by finding work you love on Instagram (many artists use this as a portfolio and studio diary) and reaching out to artists who you feel a connection with to ask if you can see their ‘available works’.

There’s a large amount of evidence detailing the positive effects that art has on people in the same space, at home, in places of care or in working environments. Abstract art is particularly linked with increasing innovation and productivity.

However you choose to interact with art and bring it into your life, remember that art is, at it’s heart, about human connection. Choose a piece you could look at over and over, that you might like to pass onto someone you care about one day, and that makes you think or feel something - and enjoy!