Buy Art: Frame TV art under $20 by real artists, not AI

You wouldn't believe how much AI nonsense I sifted through to find these

Apr 04, 2025

Hi lovelies! It’s Friday, let us buy some art.

Today’s darling is the Frame TV, but if you (like me) don’t have one, it’s okay! These artworks make great screensavers and prints, too.

Two things: 1. NONE of these pieces were made by AI, despite the swaths of artificial garbage “art” available on the internet. Real art by real artists, people! 2. Each one is a digital download, not a physical piece of art.

Tip of the day: If you’re willing to sort through thousands of images, you can find tons of free artwork in the public domain —

And here’s a tutorial for getting the artwork onto your Frame TV.

Annnddd if you like these artworks so much that you decide to *buy* a Frame TV, please do so by clicking my link so that I can earn a commission! :’)

1. Design for Stage Set by Giovanni Battista Natali III

Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash // $0 // Download it here

Design for Stage Set, Giovanni Battista Natali III (Italian, Pontremoli, Tuscany 1698–1765 Naples), Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash

2. Cottage Florals on 35mm film by Alex Steele

Kodak Portra 160 film // $9.99 // Download it here

May include: A framed photograph of a floral arrangement in a brown vase. The arrangement features white, pink, and yellow flowers, including roses, lilies, and other blooms. The background is a light gray wall.

3. American Flag Independence Day

Collection of vintage works // $5.00 // Download it here

May include: Four framed prints with American patriotic themes. The top left print is a red, white, and blue American flag. The top right print is a painting of a group of people gathered around a table, sewing a red, white, and blue American flag. The bottom left print is a painting of a group of people gathered around a table, signing a document. The bottom right print is a painting of a golden eagle with its wings spread, holding a red, white, and blue American flag in its talons.

4. Hairline Cracks by Adam Hall

Oil on panel // $20 // Download it here

5. Desert Flora by Laurie Ann Gonzalez

Acrylic painting // $10 // Download it here

Your vote is anonymous to other readers and me, btw.

Thanks for reading!

xoxo, a.s.

P.S. More art you can buy here, here and here.

Anton

Apr 8

I didn’t realize how emotionally exhausting it’s been trying to dodge AI sludge until I saw this lineup and literally exhaled. Real brushstrokes! Real humans! That Giovanni Battista Natali piece?? Museum-worthy drama. Also love how you snuck your own floral film photo in there—it has that quiet, luminous vibe that just feels like home. Subscribing for the taste, staying for the ethics. Thank you for doing the sifting so we don’t have to! 🙌🎨

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