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Horeb, an original mixed media painting by Tara Shoemaker art, hanging above a couch with two little girls with obscured faces

Why Buying Original Art Is an Investment in Mor...

You don’t have to be a “collector” to collect art.You just have to start with one thing that stirs something in you.One moment where you go, “Yes. This.” This week,...

Why Buying Original Art Is an Investment in Mor...

You don’t have to be a “collector” to collect art.You just have to start with one thing that stirs something in you.One moment where you go, “Yes. This.” This week,...

A detail shot of a watercolor landscape with colorful conifer trees under a soft peach and pink sky from Tara Shoemaker Art.

How to Start Collecting Art—Even If You’ve Neve...

You don’t need a design degree or a gallery wall to start collecting art. You just need one piece that tugs at you—something that makes you pause and think, this...

How to Start Collecting Art—Even If You’ve Neve...

You don’t need a design degree or a gallery wall to start collecting art. You just need one piece that tugs at you—something that makes you pause and think, this...

A detail shot of a loose watercolor landscape with yellow, magenta, teal, gray, and black, from Tara Shoemaker Art

Where It Begins: Inside the Creative Process of...

Original art starts with risk, not polish. Every piece begins in uncertainty—and ends in something only you can recognize as yours.

Where It Begins: Inside the Creative Process of...

Original art starts with risk, not polish. Every piece begins in uncertainty—and ends in something only you can recognize as yours.

A flatlay of original paintings on paper from Tara Shoemaker Art

What Makes Art Worth Collecting—And How to Know...

We scroll past hundreds of images a day—pleasant, polished, and forgettable. But every so often, a painting holds you. It asks something more of you. And it gives something back.

What Makes Art Worth Collecting—And How to Know...

We scroll past hundreds of images a day—pleasant, polished, and forgettable. But every so often, a painting holds you. It asks something more of you. And it gives something back.

A pen and ink sketch of the Pell Bridge in Newport, Rhode Island by artist Joseph Matose

It Doesn’t Have to Match: How to Choose Art Tha...

You don’t always know why a piece speaks to you. You just know it does. I still remember the first time that happened to me—a pen and ink sketch of...

It Doesn’t Have to Match: How to Choose Art Tha...

You don’t always know why a piece speaks to you. You just know it does. I still remember the first time that happened to me—a pen and ink sketch of...

Close-up of Tara Shoemaker’s original watercolor painting 'Penuel,' showing expressive brushwork and texture—example of faith-based, handmade art worth collecting.

Why Handmade Art Feels Different—and Why It’s W...

Handmade art doesn’t just fill space—it holds presence. It tells the truth, carries conviction, and stays with you long after trends fade. Here’s why I believe original work matters, and...

Why Handmade Art Feels Different—and Why It’s W...

Handmade art doesn’t just fill space—it holds presence. It tells the truth, carries conviction, and stays with you long after trends fade. Here’s why I believe original work matters, and...