Live With Art You Love
Art is meant to be experienced, enjoyed, and lived with.
Welcome to Minnaar Money, a growing collection of original and personally selected fine art, made available through the Minnaar Art Library.
Discover paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, sculptures, Readymades, and other objects of artistic interest. Select an eligible artwork, place a refundable deposit equal to its Sovereign Value, and bring it into your home or workplace.
Live with the art you love. Return it when you're ready for something different, select another eligible work, or inquire about acquiring it permanently.
Every registered Minnaar has its own identity, history, and Sovereign Value, with lasting opportunities for collecting and exchange.
I created Minnaar Money to celebrate beauty, individuality, and the freedom to choose. My larger vision is a world of Sovereign Individuals who govern their own lives, respect the sovereignty of others, and live together peacefully through voluntary relationships.
The art is the medium. Beauty is the language. The philosophy is the message.
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Featured Works
Discover original creations and personally selected works from the Minnaar Catalogue.
Each artwork is registered with its own Sovereign Value and permanent identity. Inquire about Library checkout opportunities or permanent acquisitions.
How the Minnaar Art Library Works
Discover Art. Live With Art. Enjoy the Freedom to Choose.
The Minnaar Art Library makes it easy to enjoy fine art in your own surroundings.
1. Discover an Artwork
Explore the Minnaar Catalogue or visit Minnaar Art Gallery & Library in Dana Point, California, open Saturdays from 9 AM to 1 PM and Sundays from 11 AM to 3 PM.
Find an artwork that appeals to your individual taste and inquire about its availability for Library checkout.
2. Place a Refundable Deposit
Check out an eligible artwork by placing a refundable deposit equal to its assigned Sovereign Value (SV).
1 SV = 1 Troy Ounce of Silver
For example, a 10 SV artwork may be checked out with a deposit of 10 troy ounces of silver.
Each checkout is arranged by mutual agreement, with established terms for the care and return of the artwork.
3. Live With Your Art
Bring your chosen artwork home and enjoy it as part of your everyday life.
When you're ready for something different, return it for your deposit according to the checkout agreement, or arrange to select another eligible artwork.
If you discover a work you wish to keep permanently, inquire about acquiring it for your personal collection.
Live with what you love. Discover what inspires you. Enjoy the freedom to change.
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Objects of Desire
The pleasure of discovering something that captures your imagination.
A painting can transform a room. A drawing can invite endless contemplation. A sculpture can become a familiar companion.
I create and personally select works that appeal to my own artistic judgment—objects that I find beautiful, interesting, unusual, or desirable.
Some are unique originals. Others are signed limited editions or open editions. Still others are Readymades or unexpected discoveries.
Through a process I call the Minnaar Touch, selected works become Minnaar Money, each receiving its own artistic designation and permanent place in the Minnaar Catalogue.
The Minnaar Art Library invites you to experience these objects firsthand, discovering how they enrich the spaces in which you live.
Discover what appeals to you. Live with what you love.
Every Minnaar Has a Story
Registered. Authenticated. Collectible. Exchangeable.
Every Minnaar is an artwork I have created or personally selected and designated as Minnaar Money.
Each registered work receives a unique identity, a permanent listing in the Minnaar Catalogue, a digital Certificate of Authenticity, and an assigned Sovereign Value (SV).
1 SV = 1 Troy Ounce of Silver
Sovereign Value represents the exchange value I am willing to accept for an artwork and would willingly offer in other Minnaar Money to acquire it.
SV serves as the common reference for Library checkout deposits, permanent acquisitions, and exchanges between eligible registered artworks.
Library checkouts provide the temporary enjoyment of an artwork. Permanent acquisition establishes ownership and its associated exchange privileges.
Collectors may exchange eligible owned Minnaars for one or more available works of equal total SV. Multiple works may also be combined toward an artwork of greater Sovereign Value.
As artworks change hands, their permanent Catalogue records preserve their identity and history.
Enjoy it. Collect it. Treasure it. Gift it. Trade it.
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Build a Minnaar Treasury
Collect What You Love. Exchange What You Wish.
While the Minnaar Art Library offers the freedom to enjoy an evolving selection of artworks, permanent acquisition offers the pleasure of building a personal collection.
A Minnaar Treasury is your own collection of registered Minnaar Money, assembled according to your individual taste and interests.
Begin with a single Sovereign. Add a drawing, a photograph, a print, a sculpture, or an unexpected object that captures your imagination.
Keep the works you treasure. Exchange others as your interests evolve. Combine smaller Minnaars toward artworks of greater Sovereign Value.
Every eligible registered work carries lasting exchange privileges, allowing your collection to evolve over time.
Your taste. Your collection. Your Treasury.
Visit Minnaar Art Gallery & Library
Discover Art. Meet the Artist. Live With Art You Love.
Visit Minnaar Art Gallery & Library in Dana Point, California, where original art is created, displayed, collected, and made available through the Minnaar Art Library.
Explore paintings, drawings, prints, photography, sculpture, and other distinctive works.
Meet the artist, discover new artwork, and learn how to enjoy selected pieces in your own home or workplace.
Artists, collectors, and art lovers are also invited to our weekly Saturday gatherings from 10 AM to Noon.
Gallery Hours
Saturday: 9 AM–1 PM
Sunday: 11 AM–3 PM
Monday–Friday by appointment.
Minnaar Art Gallery & Library
24701 La Plaza, Suite 102
Dana Point, CA 92629
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Guest Artist Selections — Submit Your Art
Turn Your Art Into Minnaar Money.
I invite fellow artists to submit original artworks and eligible signed limited editions for consideration in the Minnaar Catalogue.
Through my personal artistic selection, distinctive works by independent artists become part of a growing collection of Minnaar Money.
Submission is free, with up to three works at a time and unlimited opportunities to submit again.
For each accepted artwork you choose to exchange, contribute the physical work and one troy ounce of silver.
In return, select any two distinct, available 1 SV Minnaars of your choice, including works created by me and other Guest Artists.
Your accepted work receives permanent Catalogue registration, creator attribution, a digital Certificate of Authenticity, and the established exchange privileges.
Selected artworks may also become part of the Minnaar Art Library, giving others the opportunity to discover and enjoy them.
Share your creativity. Reach new collectors. Become part of Minnaar Money.
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Artcards — Miniature Art. Expansive Possibilities.
Discover collectible miniature artworks that bring together visual art with original music, poetry, storytelling, and video.
Musical Artcards, Poetry Artcards, Story Artcards, and Video Artcards offer distinctive creative experiences in a physical 2.5 × 3.5-inch format.
Selected and registered Artcards become 1 SV Minnaar Money, with permanent Catalogue recognition and exchange privileges.
The Living Sovereign
A Portrait in Circulation.
Throughout history, rulers have placed their portraits on money.
Minnaar Money celebrates the Sovereign Individual.
Honor yourself, someone you love, or someone you admire with an original linocut portrait created and released as a collectible limited edition.
Each Living Sovereign portrait is issued as a signed and numbered edition of no more than 777 impressions.
Every registered impression carries a Sovereign Value of 1 SV and may be collected, displayed, gifted, or exchanged.
Portrait Sponsorship: 10 Troy Ounces of Silver
Your sponsorship includes the creation of the original portrait and one signed and numbered impression. Other offers in trade are welcome for consideration.
As impressions enter circulation, the individual you honor becomes part of an enduring artistic celebration of individuality and personal sovereignty.
Honor a Sovereign. Put Their Portrait Into Circulation.
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The Minnaar Trading Post
Start With What You Have. Trade for What You Desire.
The freedom to exchange extends beyond the Minnaar Art Library and the Minnaar Catalogue.
The Minnaar Trading Post is a free marketplace where individuals can offer and exchange art, goods, services, and experiences.
Discover something you desire. Offer something you have. Explore the possibilities of peaceful, voluntary exchange.
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Art With a Mission
The Art of Freedom in Practice.
I believe in the dignity and sovereignty of every individual.
My vision is a world of Sovereign Individuals living the principles expressed in the Sovereign Declaration—individuals who govern their own lives, respect the equal sovereignty of others, and build relationships through peaceful voluntary cooperation and exchange.
Minnaar Money gives tangible artistic expression to these ideals.
Through the creation, enjoyment, collection, and circulation of art, I seek to advance peace and freedom and bring the principles of Sovereign Individualism into everyday life.
The Minnaar Art Library is a living expression of this philosophy.
It invites individuals to discover beauty, exercise personal choice, and enjoy art through freely established relationships.
The art is the medium. Beauty is the language. The philosophy is the message.
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Sovereign Circle — Patronage for Art and Freedom
The Sovereign Circle invites individuals who share this vision to support my continuing independent artistic work through voluntary monthly patronage.
Choose a monthly collecting commitment from 1 to 100 SV and receive personally selected Minnaar Money for your own collection.
Your patronage supports artistic creation, the continuing growth and circulation of Minnaar Money, and the advancement of Sovereign Individualism.
In return, you build a personal collection of artwork you can enjoy, gift, preserve, and exchange.
Support the Vision. Participate in The Art of Freedom.
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Help Establish an Enduring Minnaar Treasury
For individuals and families who wish to make an extraordinary contribution to this artistic and philosophical mission, I welcome inquiries about major acquisitions of Minnaar Money beginning at 1,000 SV, including acquisitions of 5,000 SV, 10,000 SV, or more.
These acquisitions help establish enduring Treasury reserves, expand the collection, and sustain independent artistic creation and the advancement of Sovereign Individualism for generations to come.
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Minnaar Money Weekly Update
Discover New Art. Explore the Library. Follow the Mission.
Receive weekly updates featuring new additions to the Minnaar Art Library, original artworks, Guest Artist Selections, new limited editions, collecting and exchange opportunities, studio gatherings, and news from the Sovereign Circle.
Follow the growing Minnaar Catalogue and discover new ways to enjoy art, participate in Minnaar Money, and advance The Art of Freedom.