It would be absolutely incredible for someone to build a Steem tool that is optimised for the purchasing of Steemian's art and even the commissioning of art.
We all love to adorn our posts with interesting, eye-catching images and use particular images to act as a visual cue for a post series. There are relatively few sources of high quality free art so why don't we encourage our Steemian artists to display their portfolios and reward them for their work?
We could have an owner tag built into the market for each piece of art and allow it to be traded...the blockchain could be referenced at any time to validate use of the image within the Steem economy.
Commission requests can be made of a specific artist, a price agreed and Steem or SBD held in escrow for once the commission is completed.
General commissions can be listed for any artist to pick up.
Art competitions could be held.
We certainly need to nurture the vibrant artistic community and in the end, a vast body of work will hopefully be born that will enrich and inspire all of us. Perhaps a great body of high quality free art will also develop and grow!?
Happy Steeming