Buying Watercolor
Paintings
I’ve been buying watercolor paintings for decorating
jobs. I’ve found some really nice pieces on eBay. I
recently bought a watercolor painting by an artist named Y.
Gianni. The painting was produced in 1890 and depicted an
Italian village. It was very vivid and pleasing to look
at.
I was trying to find just the right watercolor painting for
a client when I came across one by an artist named William B.
Gillette. The colors were pastel, ranging from soft
greens, browns, blues, purples and peach. The scene was
that of a pebble beach and crashing waves. The hills on
one side gave the beach a feeling of privacy. It really
spoke to me and my client loved it.
There was a cabin that I was decorating for a discerning
client that needed one more piece of art to complete the look I
was going for. I found a wonderful watercolor painting
that fit just right. It had a lot of mossy green colors
and there was a lake with a lake house. The artist turned
out to be Charles Dickens Wader. He is a well known
artist from New York.
I have a client that collects art from Romeo Tabuena.
I was fortunate to find two watercolors that the owners had
purchased directly from Tabuena in the fifties when they lived
in San Miguel. The owner settled with me for an even
thousand dollars. My client was thrilled.
A lawyer friend of mine hired me to redecorate his
office. I had a lot of fun putting in things that
reflected his interests and tastes. He loves polo and I
found a wonderful watercolor painting of two polo players on
horses. My friend liked the paintings and they have
become a conversation piece in the new office.
My friend’s dad liked the office I decorated so much that he
commissioned me to redecorate his office. He is a hunter
and I found a really nice watercolor painting of several
mallard ducks flying above a marsh. The painting was done
by Jim Killen and he has painted for Ducks Unlimited. His
work is well known and respected. My friend’s father
really liked the find and proudly hung it in his reception
area.
I was really unsure where I was going to find suitable art
for the program director’s office at a local radio
station. When I went to visit with him for a
consultation, his office was absolutely stark. I like
watercolor paintings and that is my first choice for buying
art. I found a fantastic watercolor painting of Bob
Marley surrounded by sunflowers. It was awesome and
perfect for this job.
There is a musician that I was working for a couple of years
ago that wanted their studio decorated with paintings from the
artist Raoul Dufy. Raoul Dufy made a whole series of
paintings called Hommage to Mozart. I was able to
purchase three watercolor paintings in this series. I
have always been on the lookout for more paintings to purchase
for this client.
A friend of mine asked me to find a watercolor painting to
give to her mother. I found one by Henry H. Parker that
was of cattle in landscape. The frame was what caught my
eye at first because it is heavy gilt. It would never
hang in my house, but it looked great at my friend’s mother’s
house.
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