Smart ways to shop for art you’ll be proud to display in your home
Updated Mar 16, 2021;
Mia Hall Miller wasn’t expecting a painting to change her life when she wandered through the Art in the Pearl fine arts and crafts festival over Labor Day weekend years ago.
Although the Portland music educator and conductor had never purchased original art before, she liked looking at the sculptures, glass pieces and other works. Once she entered the Lawrence Gallery, however, she says she fell in love. On the wall was a large, mostly blue abstract painting.
“It spoke to me,” says Miller. “I showed an interest in it and I was invited to take it home to try it out. That was a big step for me.”