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Good help–found it!
Here is a hearty, albeit overdue, welcome to Alla Prima's new Project Assistant, Jamie Holmberg. A South Dakotan and an art lover through and through, Jamie was raised in Mitchell, South Dakota where she spent many childhood days at the Dakota Discovery Museum where...
Tribute to an Old Fart
Photo: Back cover of Carl Grupp's 'Figments, Fragments, and Pigments, Oh My.' Published in conjunction with Scurfpea Publishing in 2014. A prominent southeast South Dakota artist passed away recently. The ripples of his artistic and personal influence...
An Appraiser’s Tips for Artists
. . . be aware of your “comparables”–that is, artists with a similar style and subject matter at a similar level in their career who sell in a similar geographic market . . .
An Appraiser’s Rules for Buying Original Art
When it comes to buying art for your home or business, here are some rules to get started: 1. Buy art you love. I bought the piece above for a variety of reasons–it is visually interesting with its casual and spontaneous tone, the colors are fresh, light and...