August 12, 2025 - Article originally shared in November 2024. It has been reposted because part two is in the works...and because I have been asked to wait a bit longer before sharing the painting that today's article was going to be about!   This blog post is not titled “How to Price Your Art.” There are many articles of that kind on the internet, but they attempt to be prescriptive, yet applicable to all kinds of artists. They fail to explore the nuances relevant to already-working artists, instead catering to artists making pricing decisions for the first time. [caption id="attachment_78609" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Photo at IX Arts by Jacob Walker[/caption] IX Arts 2024 was last week, and it is a wonderful event for deep conversation. Focused on Imaginative Realism, it provided an opportunity to discuss pricing practices and opinions that…