TODAY'S FEATURED POST
Growing Sideways
Growing Sideways... I have been fairly quiet lately, quiet online and at shows. I mean I haven't been to many shows really since the pandemic, the amount of shows we have done is greatly reduced recently. The actual amount of shows we attend has diminished over time for various reasons, not the least of which is finding our nitch, so to speak. Early on Vicki and I had Renaissance Festivals and indoor shows for over…
YESTERDAY’S POST
Conversations about Pricing
November 5, 2024 - 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 were specific to our industry. Over the course of the week of IX, I spoke with (and occasionally sat down and interrogated) several Main Show artists and collectors. These discussions were entirely about the sale of traditional original artwork, as…
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Spectrum Judging
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Hi Fructose Show
Friday, March 11, 2011
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Crit-Submit #2
Thursday, March 10, 2011
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In The Courts Of The Crimson Kings, by S. M. Stirling
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
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Illustration Process: Digital Trickery
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
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“Art on a Grand Scale”
Monday, March 7, 2011
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