Atelier Ground

I did something that I very rarely do, I purchased a piece of original art, and, on line no less!

After arriving at work one day last week, a colleague told me about etsy, an on line market for handmade items, including original art. Somehow, very quickly, I focused in on the paintings of Anna Bergin. I found her work very engaging and personal. I particularly responded to a piece entitled “Lounge.”, although, I responded to several other pieces as well and her work as a whole. The work moved me.

I felt ready to click and buy, but decided to sleep on it, because I think I may be too impulsive lately. I get really hot on an idea, and later find that, with time, I have cooled considerably. A few days went by, and I thought that if the painting had been sold to someone else, I would not feel good about that. It was time to act.

The painting arrived and was packed quite well. It looks every bit as good as I had hoped!

It was interesting to be in the position of acquiring art, not producing it. I have fifty oil paintings of my own on my walls at home, and, a few dozen others in storage, ready to be rotated into the mix. I also have dozens of pastels and charcoals as well as hundreds of drawings. Yet, lately, on occasion, I have had the urge to collect the work of others. It is a good feeling.

I think that Anna Bergin, like the Australian artist, Hazel Dooney, is in the vanguard of artists who take control of the whole process of producing art and getting it on people’s walls. These artists leverage all the new tools at hand, and, often bypass the increasingly antiquated, and sometimes distasteful, gallery system. I admire that.

I enjoy visiting Anna Bergin’s blog, and look forward to seeing the kind of art she produces in the future.