When it comes to choosing art for your collection you may find you need some guidance. Art is an investment and is a wise way to spend money. However, if you make the wrong choice or spend too much on a particular painting then you may not be able to get your money back. Because of this individuals should only buy canvas art for investment after they have been guided by a well educated art critic. Of course, most everyone knows buying Monet paintings is a pretty safe bet. The same goes for Klimt paintings. But, there are many other artists out there whose paintings are worth the investment. Yet, if you are not educated in art and savvy in the market then you may miss out or make bad investments. A good way to get started would be to buy an art book. These guides are excellent at telling you which pieces of art are good investments and how much they appraise for, roughly. Not every painting in the whole world will be in these guide books, especially up and coming artists. With these you have to use your intuition and taste in art.