There seems to be growing popularity for Minimalism today, so I thought I'd try one. The large benefit is that a Minimalist original oil painting can be done in under 3 hours, where other paintings have taken many weeks. This of course reduces the labor/price considerably while offering the minimalist decorator a simple wall hanging. Minimalists reduce their work to the smallest number of colors, values, shapes, lines, and textures. They reject the need for any allusion to history. Instead, consentrate on creating objects of interest and beauty. It made sense to me and I look forward to doing more.