Art is one of those things that you may not think about a whole lot unless it’s right in front of you.
At least that was the case for me, but luckily, my sister, Megan Toy, who studied art history in college and now manages Sag Harbor’s Grenning Gallery, does think about it. She thinks about it a lot, and it’s to my, and my family’s, benefit. She’s the main reason why there’s a lot of art in our home. Most of the walls in our house are adorned with unique original paintings or framed prints of familiar pieces, both of which she herself purchased and put there.
The only exception is this very large piece that hangs in our living room, on the wall space just above our couch. The painting, which just about takes up the whole six-foot wall, is a piece on loan from the gallery that we get to live with until it sells. I see it every day and we sit with it every night. It’s a calming, steady force that somehow both highlights and blends into the heart of our house.
Initially, when I was first in front of it, I thought it was a piece of art that was way too big and it didn’t make sense.
But now, I know if it weren’t there, I would really miss it and would have to figure out how (with Megan’s help) to replace it immediately. How would I do that? I’m glad you asked… take a listen to today’s podcast and let me tell you what I learned.
