Art meet-up with Vanessa De Vargas from Turquoise

Tips on how to buy and select art for your home.

1. What types of art do you respond to?

Types of art: Still life people, print making, sculpture design, other living things, places and spaces events, issues and themes, media, technique, abstract, representational, realistic, naturalistic.

2. What forms of art do you respond to?

Such as drawing, painting, sculpture (carving, modeling, assemblage and construction) architecture, printmaking, electronic media such as computer and digital graphics, ceramics, visual design, graphic design, collage, photography and post modern.

3. Chose colors that you like.

Soothing colors or sharp or flashy, what does your style of your home say about you?

4. Research artists that you like.

Contact the gallery or artist directly about affordable prints to buy. They might be smaller in size and more affordable and easier to ship.

Visit your local galleries or online shops:

http://www.bergamotstation.com/

http://www.ghettogloss.com/

http://www.ebsqart.com/

http://www.redcat.org/

http://www.bertaart.com

http://www.kellyporterfineart.com/Home.html

Great online art galleries to purchase from:

http://www.etsy.com/

http://www.20x200.com/

http://www.burkedecor.com/

http://tomorrowmuseum.com/

http://www.milomclean.com/

Need help hanging your art?

Contact: http://laartco.com/

Tours and getting to know Art in LA

http://knowartla.com/

List of Los Angeles Museums and free exhibits:

http://losangeles.citysearch.com/list/130891