Consider original art for Christmas giving

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve watched friends spend pretty good money for a print that several thousand other people have, and then spend more than the print cost to frame it. This puzzles me since there is so much high quality, original art available for a very fair price.

One of my artist friends here in Reno, Nevada is Roger Kinnamon. I’ve know Roger for probably seven or eight years and he’s produced an amazing body of work in both pastel and mixed media. Roger has spent many years in Northern Nevada, and so has a great affinity for the area’s landscape potential, which he has successfully transferred to richly textured pastel paintings … one of which I just gifted to my sister-in-law as a wedding present.

Original art for a special Christmas present is a great idea, but of course should be considered for any other special gift occasion, too. His work starts at around $300 with the larger works sell for $1,600.

Here’s what Kinnamon has to say about his work:

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