When it comes to prints, yes, about 2 dozen by the same artist. Two-three paintings by a couple of artists.

I'd go out of my way to have different, no matter how much a like a certain artist. Little by little, as time and $ allow, I am replacing inexpensive with true art. Only for personal satisfaction, not as investment. I don't have that kind of $

I have six original quick studies on canvassed board by the same artist and six originals by me. In both cases there is experimentation with different styles but same brush strokes. They are all different.

Boopadaboo - Would you share photos of your "Four Seasons?" I love everything with a four-seasons theme.

I have a set of four, 6" diameter, simple cross-stitch pieces I did in the mid-1970s. They have hung in every house, apartment, and military barracks I have lived in since they were finished.

Right now, for lack of anywhere else to put them, they are on the side of my pantry cabinet facing the hallway so I can see them many times a day.

DH is partial to Lee Teeter's colonial prints, both the art and their historical back stories.

He has three, On Thin Ice, Three Dog Night, and a sketch of The Patchbox. His Three Dog Night is one of the early lithos released before the name was changed to Cold Night Warm Friends.

I do have multiple pieces from the same artist. The greatest number of pieces from any one artist, though, is three, and one of those is not displayed currently. They are all originals except for one serigraph. I love finding works from artists who have painted locally. Luckily, I live in an art centric town, so I have good access.

I have a ton of paintings done by my grandma. Does that count?

Some of the paintings I have are single examples of one artist. My three favorite pieces are singles because I can't afford more of those three artists. I have invested in multiple pieces by a couple of artists (four still lifes by one and two cubist landscapes by another). I began by hanging the still life paintings together, but now they are separated with two together in the kitchen. Oh, and I do have several from a cousin from different periods in her artistic journey. Both she and her late husband are known in art circles, so that is fun. I can't (never could) afford his work.

I like many different styles, so usually I purchase only one at a time. I am running out of room though. Art is my big splurge. I always buy originals, mostly oils, but one artist I love these days is working in oil and wax. Planning to buy one of his.

Thank you all for sharing! I tend to get obsessed with things. :) It is hard to know when to stop.

I was tempted by an art piece at a local auction place recently. it was large and very different from anything I have. I didn't bid on it. I think it went for about $300. I keep meaning to look that up. I just saw it pop through on Chairish recently in a gallery in the city for $ 3k I will be curious to see what it goes for.

Would love to see your grandma's work Fori!

I love 4 seasons art too Caroline. I have two seasons of 4 of an older set of prints from my mom too. I can't think of their names. I always wonder if she had all 4? or could she only afford 2? Would love to see your needlepoints!

I would love to find more 4 seasons art that i like but I usually only find junky contemporary cheap works on ebay that I don't really like.

These are the ones I have: I have hung them in every house/apt I have had for the last 20 years since my mom passed too. I know my brother wanted them so I wrapped them up in brown paper to give to to him recently but he didn't take them.

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No, I don't.

There's only one Israeli artist that I have three artworks from..two done in a similar technique different subject..one, in a totally different technique..she's into trying lots of stuff during the years I know her(which are many)

Ah, not true-I also have two enamels by some important artist (US) who was famous by his works on enamel.

But I would love to collect more if I could, from some artists I already own one artwork, or others I admire but don't have the money..

I love many different works and many techniques..and yes, I can be really into somebody specific's art..usually several artists simultaneously..budget is in the way of my collecting..))

Some, I know I'll never have.

Some, I might slowly save and get one or two more works..

The only thing that unifies artworks is probably the subject..I love portraits, plants, animals, cities/houses..

My husband loves landscapes and seascapes so we have some

I have quite a few that my husband painted. At one time he sold his art commercially but now doesn't paint at all any more. I have one oil by a local artist and quite a few watercolors, drawings and oil paintings by different artists, the earliest a French landscape circa 1890. I began with prints years ago but almost all of them are sitting in a cupboard except for two vintage Audubon prints.

I have 2 by each of several artists, several by another and then a few prints and two originals by one other. But I have singles too. It has more to do with how and when I acquired them than collecting or anything. For example, I have one or more image from each artist who participated in a fundraising calendar. I would love to have the some of the originals from the calendar too, but that wasn't possible.

Yes, because they were done by my brother (who lives with me) or with close friends of mine with whom I lived at a various times in San Francisco.

I have multiples from at least 5 artists. Two are personal friends; I have two from one (purchased at least a decade apart) and three from the other (one of the three was a birthday gift). Every year I go to the open house for a a local studio that serves artists with physical, mental, or developmental disabilities, and have two pieces from a couple of artists there. The pieces from one artist both feature fish, but are different media (watercolor and oil pastels) and different styles. The others are both pencil on paper, one abstract and one kind of fantasy portrait, but with a distinctive space-filling patterning. And I have five very small (4x4 and 4x8) pieces by an artist who does Dia de los Muertos images reverse-painted on glass. Those I have multiples of partly because they are so small; it takes several of them to have an impact. Oh, I almost forgot I picked up a couple of black-and-white wood block prints from an artist at a craft fair last year.

Yes, several by my favorite , Manami.

I have that four seasons "Winter" print matted and framed, Boop. I love it and have it hanging on my kitchen mantle every December! Living here in New Mexico, which is an artist's mecca, it's very easy fall into collecting art. We have many, many large framed photos here in our home and at our clinic from wildlife photographer, Phil Sonier. We love his work! I also have 3 by a favorite NM pastel artist. We have a large oil over our living room fireplace by NM artist, Michael McCullough, and another of his pieces in our clinic. We've also bought his paintings to give as gifts a few times. But the rest have been purchased at gallery openings and shows, just whenever I happen to fall crazy in love with a particular piece . . . which is too often!

(ignore other decor stuff in photos, have redecorated in the past few months :)

DH and I are suckers for the work of Mary Bourke, a Maine artist...we have 4 of her paintings. Otherwise, we don't have any multiples of anyone else's work except for DH's photos.

I have work by a friend (Hillary Hogue) that I treasure. Three pieces only. Also some framed sketches by my husband's grandfather. I think several pieces by the same artist give continuity to a home.

I have 5 or 6 oils by HHHowe. I had a great-uncle who had many, so several family members have some. They are New England scenes. They have always been part of my life.

I don't worry about how many I have - I buy art I like. If someone were a true high-end art collector, would anyone say, "You have too many Picasso's!"?

But I'm talking about original art, not reproduction prints. One can have too many by some artists.

I have mutiple prints by Sabzi and Tarkay but only display one of each because their subject matter is too alike. I also have multiple Maxfield Parrish prints given to my grandmother 100 years ago as wedding gifts. Both are displayed.

I forgot...I have another couple artworks by the same artist (it's mixed media..)..

it's probably my defense mechanism in play..:)

I have a couple artist friends, and have two or three pieces of art from each of these folk. My tastes vary, so the rest of the art I've collected has reflected this.

I have 200 serigraphs from Shepard Fairey. Does anybody buybin bulk? They go for about 150 thousand on ebay. Now you can't count on ebay. Is there any businesses or people that buy collections up to 18 tears on till today. This collection is mint. I want to get rid of them because I was goingvto open gallery and medicalnisdues happened. I dont need to sell and also have about 100 different pieces from other urban artist. Who would buy all them without putting on slimylike cedar? ebay?