Make your own!
http://joshuaspodek.com/art-interpretation
With the time you're putting into research, you can make some simple pieces, learn some art in the process, and enjoy yourself.
The local artist you'll support will be yourself!
Who cares if it doesn't look like a Monet. You'll have a story of self-empowerment. What Martha Graham said about dancing applies to art too:
"Nobody cares if you can’t dance well. Just get up and dance. Great dancers are not great because of their technique, they are great because of their passion."
I was so busy hoping to inspire others with what worked for me I forgot to plug myself:
Buy my art!The reason I suggested making your own art, besides the do-it-yourself self-empowerment this web page is about, is how much creating my own art brought to my life. When I started I had zero formal art training (unless you count one class in junior high and one class in college). But I had ideas for what I could do with my medium. Eventually I had two solo gallery shows in New York, participated in shows across the country, had two big public art pieces in Manhattan, taught classes in my medium at prestigious art schools, and more.
Not everyone has to get into it as much as I did, but why not when you enjoy it so much?
And so what if you don't like it? So you wasted time painting a canvas. Is that worse than watching tv?
I still recommend making your own, but if you don't,
Buy my art!
Here's some coverage of my most recent big public piece, done with some of my students from my class at Parsons --
http://joshuaspodek.com/union-square-in-motion-summaryHere's some footage from my last solo show in New York --
http://joshuaspodek.com/interview-leaders-software-artHere's my art resume (sorry, haven't updated it in a while) --
http://joshuaspodek.com/joshua-spodeks-art-resumePlease ask more if you want. Or you can find more by clicking around my web page. I've focused more recently on writing there and I feel like the MMM spirit suggests making your own, but my art is beautiful, intriguing, fun, inspiring, and all that, at least in my opinion, so you won't go wrong with it on your wall.