Best place to get an artful return on that investment: Elliott Fouts Gallery

If you have a big chunk of change lying around that you want to invest—but also want that investment to enhance your life—consider looking at the Private Collections pieces available for resale at the Elliott Fouts Gallery in its newish digs in Midtown. Here, Fouts often has work by local favorites such as Gregory Kondos, David Gilhooly, Alan Post and even Wayne Thiebaud. Tip: Many of the pieces will eventually go on sale [[[for a reduced price?]]] if they hang around long enough (get it, hang around?). Put something on your walls that will make you happy every day. 1831 P Street, (916) 736-1429, http://efgprivatecollections.com.