You love them dearly but they sure do stress you out around gift buying season. Who am I talking about? That hard to buy for person on your list. Fortunately, art is a great way to please someone with something they will enjoy for years to come and you have so many choices when it comes to making a gift of art.
Fine Art Prints are the Bomb
Let's talk fine art prints as gifts. There are so many amazing choices. Major artists like Thomas Kinkade, Terry Redlin, Robert Duncan and Pino all have limited edition prints. Many people begin collecting art from getting their interest peaked in an artist or a particular style of art by getting a gift. The beautify of a limited edition is only so many are made in a series, the artist is usually involved from start to finish and they are usually signed by the artist.
It's not like someone slapped a completed painting on a copy machine and sent you the print out. It's a lot more involved than that and you're not limited to getting a print on paper, often there are prints produced on canvas.
It's fun to watch the market year after year and see if your limited edition grows in value, often they do.
See our fine art prints showcase.
Designer Decor
For the ultra-hard to please on your gift giving list, that is also a lover of designer decor - consider the fantastic productions out of Paragon. From living rooms to kitchens to all rooms in between (including kids) there is a Paragon design to suit every taste.
See the huge number of selections Paragon offers in our showcase.
Sculpture Lovers
A sculpture makes a fantastic gift and there is literally something for every taste in our gallery. From religious to fantasy to western to bronze and more.
If you have someone that collects frogs - you can find a sculpture to make their eyes bright and their smile huge as they unwrap your gift of art. This Mark Hopkins sculpture "Found a Frog" is a great example of the humor in his work.
See all the sculptures available in our showcase now.
Since 1988 when Mark Hopkins started a foundry with a unique idea – he wanted to produce inexpensive bronze sculptures and make the collecting of bronze sculpture art something accessible to everyone from the seasoned art collector to someone that just fell in love with a piece and had to have it. In the present, Mark's foundry is a huge success and still producing unique bronze works of art. Originally bronze sculptures were something thought to mainly reside within traditional fine art galleries. However, bronze sculpture artists don't get a lot of exposure in this way because on a small percentage of the buying public actually visits galleries with the intent of making an investment in a sculpture. That's why Hopkins making his sculptures so universally accessible by the public has catapulted his amazing talents into the spotlight.
One of the most unusual hallmarks of Mark Hopkins are his proprietary casting techniques, especially his use of the ancient method of wax process casting. The most impressive part is that Hopkins can create a hot cast bronze sculpture for a fraction of the cost most other methods would wind up costing in the creation of the work. This allows Mark to stay unique and original and also highly affordable.
Mark's sculptures can almost be thought of as a snapshot of a moment in time. In this piece, look at the detail and jovial vibe from the children that just shines through this piece. You can almost hear them laughing while they balance. See it's just a moment from an afternoon of playtime with friends. Captured forever in a Mark Hopkin's bronze piece titled, "Balancing Act".
From religious subjects, historical, American wildlife, sports, African wildlife, music, nautical, sea life, and Mark Hopkins famous candelabra designs, there is literally something for every taste in this collection, plus with his time saving techniques that produce high quality sculptures in his foundry, there are new pieces offered on a regular basis. Enjoy a limited edition sculpture from Mark Hopkins.
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