Quality in Unidentified Paintings

When you see a painting, you must judge the quality of the piece before you pass it by. No, you can’t pay $5,000 for an unidentified painting, but what about $100 or even $200.

Art Business: A New Trend in Prints?

So what is happening in the print market? Has true art has become so expensive that most people no longer can afford it? And, what do we do with this trend?

Antique & Fine Art Markets: Know the Trend and Work It

The American Art Market is still on fire. Paintings that were bringing in only a thousand dollars or two dollars may produce figures today that I’m startled by. The trend in Regional Art is going straight up, so you might want to look into your local market and see if it’s following the trend.

31 Club Member Locates Valuable Painting

The Associates Program through the 31 Club Fine Art, Antiques & Collectibles is making it possible for anyone who makes a good find to prosper buying and selling fine art paintings, antiques and collectibles

Fine Art Paintings: Newbie Makes Three Great Painting Buys at Local House Sale

A good painting is a good painting regardless of who did it.

Buying Art at Auction & Estate Sales Proves Lucrative

Never presume that you know what is going to happen at a sale, whether auction or estate sale or house sale. You might be right, but – what if you’re not? What if you’re completely wrong, and you never even bothered to step foot out of the house?

A Friend Across the Pond - Antiques.TV

31 Club Co-Founder Cindy Stackler Nieder with Kevin Stone, Founder of Antiques.TV

Last week, Cindy asked if I would set aside some time to meet with the founder of Antiques.TV. “Who,” I asked? She was excited and said, “Kevin Stone, the founder of Antiques.TV. He’ll be in Chicago next week. Remember, the English company that [...]

Getting Started Investing in Antiques, Collectibles & Paintings

Getting Out of the Gate with Antiques, Collectibles & Paintings

Royal Haeger Collie Figurine had 11 Bidders

Talking each day and sharing with you gets me so excited I usually can’t wait for the next day to roll around. Telling stories of sales bringing in tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands gets my blood [...]

Who Says it Has to be Beautiful - Fulper Pottery

Photo from JustArtPottery.com
When I first started in this business, I was always looking for something I considered beautiful. Later, I realized that technique and style was equally important. In my early years in this trade, I walked past something if it didn’t catch my eye. Today that has changed. Today, the glaze or texture of [...]

Texas Bluebonnet Paintings by Salinas, Wood, Slaughter

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Daryle Lambert: TEXAS BLUE BONNET PAINTINGS - Porfirio Salinas, Robert W. Wood, William A. Slaughter

William A. Slaughter 1923-2003
You might have have seen the work of Porfirio Salinas and Robert William Wood, landscape artists whose paintings are known for their Texas Blue Bonnets, but have you seen the work of William A. [...]