About Paintings Finding Their Owners

I think sometimes falling in love with a painting is a little bit like an earworm. Once there, it’s hard to get them out of one’s head. I remember when I bought my first piece. We were living in Singapore and we received an invite to an opening by a Vietnamese artist named Viet Dung.  I was really excited to attend because the work on the invite was wonderful. When we walked through the door I got this sensation that I had to have a particular painting, that having it would enlarge my life, and bring me joy. It wasn’t an impulse buy but it was impulsive and it was absolutely the right decision.

Not everyone is as impulsive as me and buying a painting can be a deliberative process.  Will it fit, will it fit in, can I afford it? Recently people have been getting in touch after a week, a few years, a newsletter, a show…presumably because one of my paintings has lodged in their mind. What a wonderful thing to have painted something that someone remembers and decides they need! Shout out to my collectors!  I love when my paintings find their owners!