Weekly Design Inspiration: Inexpensive Artwork we love
Artwork throughout the home is a necessity to keep your walls from being plain and empty. Paintings and prints allow you to express your personality in a colourful and eyecatching way. Of course, if you’re not much of an artist yourself, you know that a beautiful painting doesn’t come cheap!
An alternative to a gorgeous painting from your favourite local artists is to look for prints. Prints are extremely high quality photographs or images of artists work, printed on a high quality medium to make it look almost identical to the original.. and at a fraction of the cost!
A lot of artists offer this option for a lot of their pieces, to allow more people to enjoy their masterpieces within their homes. If you have a favourite artist that you absolutely love, definitely reach out to them to see if they offer prints of their work!
I love Susan Nethercote’s work, she specialises in abstract paintings of Australian and South African flora. An original from this artist can run anywhere from $195 to $1250; but with her new release of gorgeous prints, anyone can add these gorgeous pieces to their collection from $49! At this price, you could even afford to have it custom framed at your local shop and bam, you’ve got yourself a showstopper to add to your home.
‘Botanical Nuance II and VII’ by Susan Nethercote
Minted offers a range of prints from artists around the world in various styles and themes. You’re sure to find something that speaks to you!
This gorgeous piece by Jess Franks, for example, is avalable in multiple options of sizes, format (framed, canvas, unframed) and a bunch of different frames to choose from!
‘Take a Break’ by Jess Franks
How dreamy is this Limited Edition piece by Mya Bessette? Paired with the beautiful Italian handcrafted white wood frame offered by Minted, you’re looking at around $198 USD to add this gorgeous piece to your collection.
Juniper Print Shop offers digital downloads or prints of your favourite pieces for an affordable price. Not to mention, they also tell you which Ikea frames they fit perfectly in! The Ikea Ribba frame is our go-to.
If you choose to purchase a digital download of your favourite print, your options for printing are endless. You may print as many times as necessary, in any size to fit any space! A few great places to have your prints printed in a great quality are Costco or Henry’s just to name a few.
Botanical IV by Katherine George is so simple and elegant.
‘Botanical IV’ by Katherine George
‘Cove’ by LaurieAnne Gonzalez has me dreaming of warmer weather. Love the softness of this piece!
‘Cove’ by LaurieAnne Gonzalez
‘Bay’ by LaurieAnne Gonzalez is such a fun colour-block! The artist’s note about creating this piece, “When I painted these, my focus was to simplify the landscape into blocks of color which would allow the viewers imagination to fill in all the other details”.
‘Bay’ by LaurieAnne Gonzalez
