Caveat vendor

Last Wednesday Marie and I went to an artist friend's private view. I hadn't seen her work for a couple of years and, having read the somewhat exhuberant pre show press release, I wasn't inclined to be impressed.

However, when I saw her work I was stunned! The pictures were beautiful and moving. They struck me in a way that completely bypassed my head. Pure emotion. From the wall, thru my eyes, straight to my heart. Bang!

I became so engrossed with one piece that found myself wanting to buy it. The moment I started to consider the possibility, thoughts started to bubble up; "where will we hang it?", "will I get bored with it?", "will friends think I'm being extravagant?" and "what else would I spend the money on?"

I didn't buy.

On the way home I reflected on the huge tension between the positive emotions around the desire to own something you love and the cautionary thinking process of actually buying it.

Seller beware!