Notes from the studio
On buying art, what it’s made of, and the city it’s made in.
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Buy Original Abstract Art from a San Francisco Artist
How to buy original abstract art from a San Francisco painter: what to ask before you buy, and how to ask Terry Bauer about a piece.
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Encaustic and Acrylic Paintings: What Collectors Ask
What encaustic wax painting is, how it differs from acrylic, how collectors care for it, and what Terry Bauer’s San Francisco paintings are made with.
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Signed and Numbered Giclée Prints: What to Ask
What a signed and numbered giclée print means, what to ask before buying one, and how Terry Bauer’s archival prints on paper are signed and numbered.
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Klimt’s The Kiss Reimagined: Art Prints by Terry Bauer
Reworked classics are a genre of their own. How Terry Bauer reimagines Klimt’s The Kiss, Guernica and the Last Supper in his San Francisco work.
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Art Kiosks on Market Street: Terry Bauer’s Pride 2024
Market Street’s kiosks have carried art for decades. The story of the Pride 2024 kiosk at Market and 6th that Terry Bauer hung with his work.
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Commission a Painting from a San Francisco Artist
How to commission a painting in San Francisco: the brief, sketches, deposit, timeline and rights to ask about, and how to ask Terry Bauer.
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Pollock-Inspired Drip Art for Sale in San Francisco
What drip painting is, why “inspired by Pollock” matters on a listing, and the drip works Terry Bauer shows in San Francisco, with what to ask.
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Removable Wall Vinyl vs Poster Print: Which to Choose
Wall vinyl or a poster print? What removable means on a wall, what paper needs, and how SF HEAD’s four formats by Terry Bauer compare.
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Salon-Style Gallery Wall: Mixing Originals and Prints
How to plan a salon-style gallery wall: centre height, spacing, the anchor piece and paper templates, with known sizes of Terry Bauer’s work.
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Psychedelic Art in San Francisco: From Posters to Now
San Francisco’s psychedelic art began on 1960s concert posters. A short history, where it was shown, and psychedelic work by Terry Bauer today.
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Surreal Art for Sale from a San Francisco Artist
What makes a picture surreal, where surrealism came from, and the surreal work Terry Bauer makes in San Francisco, with what to ask before you buy.
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Collectible Pop Art for Sale from an Independent Artist
What defines pop art, how collectors read editions and posters, and the pop art Terry Bauer shows in San Francisco, from SF HEAD to a Klimt clown.
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Digital Art Prints vs Giclée Prints: What to Know
A digital art print you print yourself, or a signed, numbered giclée: resolution, licence, what to ask, and Terry Bauer’s click-and-print work.