“Golden Church”
16×24 oil SOLD
“Pink Adobe Sky”
8×10 Oil SOLD
“Santo Nino”
9×12 oil SOLD
“Pilar”
Oil SOLD
“Yellow Adobe”
9×12 Oil SOLD
About a month ago, Dix and I were discussing the importance of cataloguing the paintings he has created and whose collections they have ended up in. Shortly after that conversation, we were contacted by a gentleman who had collected five of Dix’s Churches over the years. As each of the paintings had been purchased through a venue other than the Studio, we had no idea where these paintings had ended up. It was wonderful to receive an e-mail from the collector sharing pictures of the paintings (the paintings viewed here) he has collected and his story as to how he has grown an art collection on a budget. He has been kind enough to give us permission to share his story, as well as his article that was published in the 1996 issue of SOUTHWEST ART MAGAZINE, on collecting on a budget.
“In the 1990’s I noticed that every year Southwest Art featured collectors in their October issue. I also noticed that they featured only the collections of multi-millionaires. I wrote the editor a letter and told her that she was not doing the art business a favor with these articles, because all they did was reinforce the myth that only millionaires could afford fine art.
I explained that I am a Christian evangelist on a very limited salary, but that I put aside $200 a month to purchase original art. I told her I could write an article entitled, “How to Collect Big-Time Art on a Small-Time Budget.” The editor wrote back and challenged me to write the article. I did, and it was published in the October issue of 1996. A copy is attached. Since that time we have more than tripled our collection.
The best part, to my surprise, is that the magazine sent me a check for $500 for the article, which I used to purchase another piece of art!”
Dr. David Reagan
Watch for the SOUTHWEST ART article to be posted later this week on Dix’s website at www.dixbaines.com under Collections
