http://LloydDobsonArtist.com How to buy affordable art direct from artist is the best way to invest and save money. Owning an original piece of art is definitely affordable, if you know where to look. So many people wish they could buy a one of a kind, but assume it is far out of their price range. This is not the case if you familiarize yourself with the local art community in your area. Often, for a fraction of the cost of the works by more well known artists, you can purchase unique originals by locals. Not only do you acquire a beautiful piece of art, but support your home community as well. Don't know where to start? Here are some suggestions: 1) Siesta Key Farmers Market operates every Sunday from 8:00am to 2:00pm. Here you will find Paris born Vanessa Simonard and Lloyd Dobson local Siesta Key - Sarasota artist with their original artwork ready for you to decorate your walls. 2) You can go online to purchase their work as well at the following websites: http://wwwVanessaSimonard.blogspot.com http://www.LloydDobsonArtist.com (Click on Fine Art Gallery tab) http://SiestaKeyBlueWave.com (Click on Art / Products tab) 3) Local Art Galleries, Custom Frame Shops, College Art Departments, Restaurants & Coffee House and Art Guilds. These are a just a few outlets to follow when looking for local art, but be creative. Boutiques, libraries and art & craft fairs are all are possible avenues to try. The more you frequent local establishments, the better your chances of discovering unique and affordable art created by someone who might be your neighbor.

1. How To Buy
Affordable Art
Direct From
Artist

2. The best way to invest and save
money. Owning an original
piece of art is definitely
affordable, if you know where
to look. So many people wish
they could buy a one of a kind,
but assume it is far out of their
price range.

3. This is not the case if you familiarize
yourself with the local art
community in your area. Often, for a
fraction of the cost of the works by
more well known artists, you can
purchase unique originals by locals.
Not only do you acquire a beautiful
piece of art, but support your home
community as well.

4. Don't know where to start? Here
are some suggestions:
1) Siesta Key Farmers Market
operates every Sunday from
8:00am to 2:00pm. Here you will
find Paris born Vanessa Simonard
and Lloyd Dobson local Siesta
Key - Sarasota artist with their
original artwork ready for you to
decorate your walls.

5. 2) You can go online to purchase
their work as well at the following
websites:
wwwVanessaSimonard.blogspot.com
www.LloydDobsonArtist.com
(Click on Fine Art Gallery tab)
www.SiestaKeyBlueWave.com
(Click on Art/Products tab)

6. 3) Local Art Galleries, Custom
Frame Shops, College Art
Departments, Restaurants &
Coffee House and Art Guilds.
These are a just a few outlets to
follow when looking for local art,
but be creative. Boutiques,
libraries and art & craft fairs are
all are possible avenues to try.

7. The more you frequent local
establishments, the better your
chances of discovering unique
and affordable art created by
someone who might be your
neighbor.

8. Spending money locally shows
pride in your community culture
and local products. As a person
who lives in the area you are more
apt to locally recirculate money
spent with you on your art in the
form of purchases from other
local business, thus supporting
the local work force.

9. When you give some of that
money to local charities, even if
it's just the local boy or girl scout
troop, or maybe the local food
bank you are keeping money
spent with you in movement. It's a
monetary loop that keeps people
working to make the goods they
and others purchase.

10. "I'm an artist, not a
business person", you
shout. Well, I hate to break
this to you, but anyone who
wants to sell art is in
business.

11. According to Wikipedia, "a
business (also known as
enterprise or firm) is an
organization or person
engaged in the trade or sale of
goods, services, or both to
consumers”

12. Business is NOT a dirty word.
Businesses allow us as consumers
to buy food, clothes, and gas. It
allows us to find a place to live
(real estate sales and rentals), and
most likely it employs a lot of us
who are not fortunate enough to
be able to make a living selling
our art. There is that word "sell"
again.

13. Now Let’s View Some
of Lloyd Dobson’s Art

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