Has a work of art ever affected you emotionally?
I recently acquired David’s landscape piece entitled “Hope” which displays a photograph of a young Masagwa Indian girl who lives in the Valle de Bravo area of Mexico. It’s such a touching photo (taken by David) and captures the essence of innocence and hope that this little girl has, despite living in an underprivileged society. It truly affected me and made me feel like there’s hope in all of us.

Has owning art inspired you to see things differently?
Yes, I’ve become much more fascinated with all types of art. I try to look more closely at the materials used in creating art. I wonder what the artist was thinking or experiencing at the time. I’ve always been interested in visiting museums, but now that I’m a collector, I have an even greater interest in going to exhibits and learning about new artists.

Do you “create” more now that you collect?
Absolutely! I am reading a book on how to draw and have also tried painting with watercolors. I would also like to do a collage or memory box of my father who passed away many years ago from illness. I’ve started to collect things/objects especially from my travels that may possibly appear in a painting or collage some day.

Do you have a favorite piece? If so, which one and why?
Of my collection of David Brady’s works, I don’t have just one favorite piece, but rather several favorite pieces. “Hope” is one which I explained earlier. “Vision Quest” is another favorite piece. It expresses David’s interest in the Native American Indian culture, as vision quests were performed by those who wanted to understand life or to find the answer to questions that might be troubling an individual, bringing them peace and harmony.

Another favorite piece is “The Dream”, a piece that David created about 10 years ago. It has a soft, sad but gentleness about it. I own a print and not the original of “The Dream”, as the original will remain in the artists' collection.

How do you see your collection growing in the future?
I have continued to follow David Brady and have seen his work change over the years. I will definitely continue to collect his pieces. I would also like to collect pieces from other artists who utilize color, collage and have a sense of emotion or contain aspects of indigenous cultures.

Diane Kawaguchi lives in Los Angeles and is the president and owner of Kawaguchi Consulting.

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