January 9, 2021

I am in the process of starting an art business in order to show and sell my artwork. Most of the work I am doing is creating digital paintings to create each piece. I am enamored by the endless possibilities of media and digital media to create artwork and love working with digital media.

The issues that I am dealing with involve how people look at my work in terms of being serious and valuable artwork as well as how to price the work when considering buying a Richard Baron art piece. Because the work can be reproduced each piece is not unique but the image I create is authentic. 

I don't want to sell my work as just a print. But, at the same time, I can't sell my work the same way I would sell a piece created uniquely with oils or acrylics or whatever medium.  One of the advantages of selling one of my works in the tradition of a print is that I can create multiple copies at different sizes. I sell these using pigment inks on professional or museum-quality papers or canvas.

I am basing my price on a 13"x19" digital work at $110.00.  I am using artspan.com to sell my work and they offer several different sizes, frames, etc. I am basing my price on the fact that I consider my pieces original digital paintings.

So, I guess I will have to see if my prices actually work or not. 

Richard Baron