Original Paintings

Each original abstract painting is 100% handmade created, carefully packed and delivered by Carmen Guedez.

1. • High quality premium canvas.
   • Certificate of Authenticity included ~ hand-signed and embossed.
   • “Stretched” Paintings are mounted on 1.5″ wooden bars for a contemporary look and they are ready-to-hang. All hardware is included. Sides of the canvas are painted.
   • “Unstretched” Paintings do not contain any support on their back, therefore, they will require to be mounted on stretcher bars to be hung. Most local galleries or frame shops offer “stretching” services.
   • Artist signature on front and back of the canvas for most paintings. Some paintings may not have a signature on the front of the canvas in order to fit any orientation (vertically and horizontally). In this case, I can add the signature also on front of the canvas upon request.

1. • Payment Options: Visa, MasterCard, Discover or American Express card, debit card or bank account are accepted. Secure checkout through PayPal.
   • Promotions : Only one coupon code may be used per transaction. Paintings on sale are not eligible for additional discounts.
   • Commissions: If you desire a painting in a different size or colors, I can create a similar based on your preferences. To request a custom painting, click on Commissions.
   • Fine Art Care Guide: For information about how to display, preserve, handle and hang paintings, visit the Fine Art Care Guide.
   • Media: Mostly acrylics (professional grade) are used in all paintings. Some amount of pastels, oil paints, molding pastes, gels, mineral spirit and turpentine might be found on all paintings.
   • Images: Paintings are photographed with a high resolution digital camera to ensure accuracy. Different monitors/devices may display the colors of the photos slightly differently. Images are not to scale. Room views are for reference only.
   • Returns and Refunds: For information about returns, refunds and damaged packages, visit Returns and Refunds.

Buying abstract original art is one of the most exciting and fruitful ways for a collector to decorate their home or office.

When we say original art, we aren’t talking prints. We aren’t talking copies. We are talking hand painted canvases created in the artist’s studio. These are truly one-of-a-kind pieces that bring the energy and beauty of art into any space.

With online art buying becoming the main way people find abstract art for sale, prints are taking up more of the market. It’s easy to see why. An artist can sell many prints of the same work, and they can only sell one of the original.

But that’s exactly what becomes so attractive about original art. You aren’t buying a copy. You are buying something that no one else has.

And the benefits don’t stop there. Let’s look at some of the many reasons collectors love buying original art.

When people buy art prints, they end up needing to spend a lot of money for their product to approach the quality of an original painting. They need to do research into the materials available and find out what mixture of process and paper will be best for the painting they want a reproduction of.

Some reproductions, especially canvas prints, can end up costing even more than an original work because of how many businesses are involved in creating and selling the product. At every step, these businesses take a percentage. The manufacturer and printer, the art dealer, broker or home décor wholesaler, and finally the retailer. By the end of it — the buyer may end up paying a price close or above the original’s.

Despite all of that effort, there is no magic combination that will ever match the beauty and presence of an original. No matter how much you spend or how trendy the materials are, a print will never hold a candle to the painting.

The dimensionality of paint, the brush strokes, the richness of the color, the simple fact that the painting is exactly the artist’s work — these make original paintings so much more valuable and beautiful than even the best print.

This becomes even more obvious when comparing an original work of art with an anonymous reproduction picked up at a major retailer. These characterless pieces are more akin to a mass produced throw pillow than a painting.

There just isn’t any comparison. Original artwork is what all of these prints and reproductions are trying, and never quite able, to be.