Here on Oahu (Hawaii), we have Art at the Zoo Fence every weekend. It's a great place to find local artists and their works. Been going on since 1953!

Artaissance.com is a pretty cool site.

You can have your image printed on paper or canvas, and select from many different sizes.

You can also order 5x8 samples of your prints for $5!

I recommend Artful Home - the prints I've purchased have been delivered quickly and securely, and the pigments have been deep and rich, truly wonderful quality (I am partial to Brian Kershisnik's work and he sells from that site). My framer always remarks on how good the quality is.

www.artfulhome.com/

I'm biased, but I always go to Gallery Nucleus in Alhambra. Lots to choose from: prints, originals, art books, and lots of great new artists to boot. They also show my favorite artist Jon Klassen!!

Redbubble! I just ordered my first few prints from there but they have an incredible variety to choose from.

I strongly advise readers to also consider taking a stab at making their own art. You just never know what you might be capable of creating!

ArtStar is another option for affordable, museum quality art. We print on fine art Hahnemuhle paper with archival inkjet pigments and our prints start at just $50 signed and numbered by the artist. Plus we offer custom framing and shipping starting at just $6.50 and all our artists are hand-picked by our team of curators. Check it out!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/kimberlyblok

We purchased various prints from allposters.com a few years ago. they do carry standard prints, giclee and canvas.
I wanted a unique theme of coffee, tea, and cocoa prints. Ordered the prints and then had them framed locally during a coupon sale. Very unique kitchen decor.
I am considering one of the WPA posters featured recently on here and a butcher guide or 4 if they'll fit after mat and frame in a remaining wall. Our frame shop likes to add borders etc to frames we choose, so even an 8x10 print is no longer 8x10 or even 11x14.

I discovered an artist on our vacation in a National Park gift shop. $10 print, but matted and framed made it into the wall show piece.

@jaytee That is exactly what spouse decided after noticing some nice photos at shocking prices. His non-dslr camera created some lovely wall art for us. Any theme we want, matted and framed or just printed on canvas. :)

@urbandcricket - I have had this issue, too. I think to really fall in love with a piece of art, I need to actually be in it's presence. Of the several piece I have purchased online, only one has turned out to be a real keeper and deeply satisfying, and that one I bought directly from the artist's site. I have since decided that I will only buy in person, which means several of my walls will be blank for a while until I encounter "The One".

As an artist myself I'd really like to suggest that peeps look into their local art scene - via Arts Councils and local Open Studios etc. Many of the artists work very hard and are of a really high quality. A lot of us will accept commissions and even deliver work to your home on a trial period. You can often buy original art for under $100, the price of a couple of meals out for something you will treasure for years.
Support your community - buy art locally : )

Based on the advise of another AT reader, I ordered a photo done by Lucy Snow. Her stuff in on etsy and I am thrilled with the photo I purchased from her.

I had a photo my brother took of my dog printed on canvas at art.com and I am very pleased with the result.

I ordered a photo from http://cbgallery.net/ by Paul Cezanne which I also love and the photo and inks are high quality. A framer I took it to to get a mat for a frame I purchased on etsy was impressed with it.

Both of those are photos.

I have a print from neverwear.net that is a very nice quality. And I think gapingvoid prints always look nice. Both of those are sort of niche [and generally not the type of thing you see on most AT home pictures].

I want to thank @pdx3691. artfulhome has some great stuff.

20x200 is experiencing some internal power struggle and has been offline for nearly 3 weeks:

http://hyperallergic.com/64505/20x200-suspends-operations-is-art-still-for-everyone/

For Fine Art, http://lfagallery.net/ is awesome. They can get you just about anything as far as originals. :)

enormoustinyart.com is all original, and the ladies at Nahcotta gallery are sweet a nd helpful!

Thank you Raina... I love 20x200 and was wondering why it has been down for so long!

This is a really great site for silk screened music poster art:

http://www.secretserpentsstore.com/servlet/StoreFront

The site carries really high quality silk screened posters from many different artists for various bands. My favorite are from Malleus - an Italian "rock art lab". Their designs are beautiful and I have a few posters from them in my home. Very high quality and beautiful framed. I highly recommend the site.

I had no idea that there were problems at 20x200. I can see why there might be problems there though. I liked browsing 20x200 but the prices (outside of $20) are a little high. I suppose that's a barrier but for me it was also the selection. I applaud Jen Bekman's effort to keep it oriented to the art community but I don't find most of the art offered very good or high enough quality to pay so much.

Check out dailypaintworks.com

All original art posted for sale by many, many artists. Various prices, sizes.. i've bough a few small pieces and have never been disappointed.

Forget about the art, I want to see a lose up of that backsplash in the kitchen!

Try the art department at a nearby university or college. Student and recent graduate's work is usually quite affordable. I'd rather have a big original oil painting than a mass produced print. Also, students and young artists usually need all the help they can get.

Check out old polish circus posters - Cyrk
www.contemporaryposters.com

I'm partial to Society 6. Here in LA, I try to got to any/all of the UniqueLA events. I almost always find something great.

inprnt.com

An alternative to Etsy to artists is Big Cartel, and their directory has some lovely stuff.

Also check out the artists directly! My grandfather is selling some pieces at pretty reasonable prices: manuelbennett.com

What about artsia.com, saatchionline.com, and artelista.com? Look what I scored for less than $300...http://www.artsia.com/art-detail/nude-hat

I recommend screen printed posters. Very affordable, often limited edition. House Industries, Gary Taxali, Martha Rich (she has actual small paintings that are originals and affordable. Kickstarter is a great resource, too.

Oh! And 55 Hi's.

There are beautiful prints at Vernon Grant's Etsy site and quality is extraordinary.

www.etsy.com/shop/VernonGrantFineArt

You can also check out www.purephoto.com. While we primarily work with the interior design market, we are also open to the general public.

The site is 100% curated and we have work at all price ranges. We serve the top interior designers, architects and hotels in the world and regularly share their curations in our Featured Section.

Lots of great ideas here!

I have found many of my favorite art pieces through student shows at local art schools and they are usually reasonably priced. I know that is not an online resource though.

If anyone is in the market for original vintage art, I have an online shop www.mightyfinds.etsy.com
specializing in just that!

Oopsy daisy, Fine Art For Kids is a great resource for children's decor - www.oopsydaisy.com

GreenBox Art + Culture is the parent company, and has amazing canvases and murals that are printed in the USA! www.greenboxart.com

Wheatpaste Art Collective has wall decals and stretched art pieces that are high-quality and affordable for those looking for teenage room decor or edgy art for youth culture. www.wheatpaste.com.

Here are some of other recommendations:

http://www.buysomedamnart.com/
http://society6.com

The Animal Print Shop - who can resist the baby animal photos!
http://www.theanimalprintshop.com/

For Etsy Shops:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/jenniferdavis
http://www.etsy.com/shop/billygrrrl
http://www.etsy.com/shop/sarahogren
http://www.etsy.com/shop/PhotographyDream

ugallery.com is a great site for (mostly) reasonably priced original art. "We are a unique online art gallery offering affordable art for sale from the nation's most talented mid-career and emerging artists."

Hey everyone, full disclosure, I work at deviantART and the community is just unreal. As far as prints go, they are produced in the USA, which is a plus. And shop.deviantart.com offers a wide selection of great art from people all over the world. There are millions of prints available. Below is a 10% off if you want to try it out. I know I'm a fan. My house is covered. Some of my faves are: jasinski, vhm-Alex, HR-FM, Anges-Cecile, AlexanderJansson, loish, arcipello, Rhads, CharlieBowater - it's hard to remember them all. There are so many great ones.

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Have fun. Didn't mean to solicit anything, just wanted to share a deal if you're interested in checking it out. Cheers, B

I check www.fecalface.com on a regular basis. They have their own gallery too. Great place to find local gallery shows to go to. Also, many galleries now sell art online so even if you are not a local to the area you can buy art that interest you.

Made an order from 20x200 just before they went down and still haven't received it (and it was an expensive one). Got one form email from them about how they are working on things, but no actual response to my queries about my print (has it shipped? will it ship?). So do not recommend at all, even if they go back up.

As an Artist I always try to buy Originals direct from the artists websites or in person, the only "prints" I will buy are still originals such as silkscreens, lithos, mono prints, etc... no ink jet, giclees or copies... they won't last and are really not worth the investment. Most artists have payment plans available for purchases of larger or more expensive pieces and it's really worth the investment in the long run, another thing is... ONLY buy art that you absolutely love, not something that is trendy in the moment or that is bought to match the sofa.
-Kim @ http://urbansoule.com

Agree! Or at least buy something from a local artist at your local art show - they are everywhere. I've found that thrift stores and flea markets are a gold mine for cool, quality art...at least you can upcycle it into something you like for minimal cost.

Surprised at not seeing Fine Art America on the list. A large variety of work on a good selection of substrates. And a 30 day return policy which covers some of the concerns above of not liking it once you see the finished piece in real life.

I don't have much luck selling my art at FineArtAmerica.com. People don't seem to value the work put into something; either that or FAA is too unknown.

I also recommend open studios. I participate in one with a couple hundred other artists every month! http://www.westernavenuestudios.com/

The one painting I've bought online turned into a mess - it looked nothing like I expected, and the artist refused to accept a return. Total waste of money. I bought it at Artist Rising, which I trusted because the site is owned by art.com, and there's a reassuring page on returns. However, the Artist Rising return policy applies only to prints, not to original works - and although Artist Rising instructs users to contact them for help returning original art, they didn't return my email (actually, I received a reply saying a supervisor would be in touch, then nothing despite repeated requests for help). Be careful out there!

I would like to offer up another to this great list: www.ineednicethings.com. I Need Nice Things was created to make contemporary art affordable. Printed to order (with the ability to choose paper stock and size) and we also offer worldwide shipping. It’s breathtaking art without the breathtaking price.