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Conversations about Pricing

Sarah Finnigan

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…

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How to Make Your Own Wet Painting Carrier

Dan dos Santos

June 18, 2025 - Over the years, I've had to carry a LOT of wet paintings around. Lots of times I do demos at workshops, and I have to get the painting back home. Or a book cover job is due, and I have to deliver a wet painting to a client. Either way, I need a way of transporting that wet image safely. In my experience, you're usually better off with a painting holder tailor-made for the specific painting you want to carry. I feel the wet painting holders that hold ANY size painting, usually aren't worth bothering with. They are heavy, expensive, and not always stable. You also can't leave them behind at a client's without worrying about it's return. For me, a transport box has to be 4 things, (in order of importance): 1. Strong 2. Lightweight…

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