10 Sep

Posted at 09:03h in Blog

Give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world. ― Marilyn Monroe Fashion footwear―boots, shoes, sandals and slippers―no longer captures the bulk of consumer spending in the footwear category, according to retail analysts. "Athleisure"―sneakers, flats, slip-ons and flip-flops―has walked off with it. The reasons for the...

09 Sep

Posted at 13:10h in Blog

Art doesn’t have to be expensive. — Judith Selkowitz, Art Adviser Al, a painter I know, asked me yesterday about the size of my works. He's friend to another artist who is enjoying commercial success with large abstract paintings, which he sells to interior decorators. Al wondered...

08 Sep

Posted at 11:24h in Blog

  The whole aim of civilization: to make everything a source of enjoyment. — Leo Tolstoy   Singapore-based Wealth-X asked over 2,000 people, Why buy original works of art? How do you think they answered? Nearly two-thirds (62%) said "my enjoyment." Pleasure—what the researchers termed the "emotional return on investment"—represents collectors'...

04 Sep

Posted at 12:37h in Blog

After spending decades chasing clients in Our Nation's Capital, my wife and I at last have narrowed our choices of a new place to call home and settled on the Brandywine Valley. We're both delighted. It's inspiring to live here. You'd have to look long and hard...

28 Aug

Posted at 11:18h in Blog

In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you. — Deepak Chopra Still life derives from the 17th century Dutch word stilleven, a collective name for paintings depicting objects like fruit, flowers, food, and everyday household items. Still-life paintings are magical, I believe, because...

28 Jul

Posted at 09:46h in Blog

According to the art dealers at New York's Agora Gallery, one of the best ways to establish the personality of a room is by decorating its walls with art. While furniture stores and big-box retailers sell mass-produced wall decorations, what are you really getting at these...