Acrylic portrait painting
Oh, Sweet Sunday: Annie and her Horse

 

I have received numerous messages about reducing the price of this painting since I first listed it on Etsy. I just added this little note to the end of the Etsy listing to publicly address the situation…

 

 

“Oh, Sweet Sunday is one of my favorite paintings, so please please don’t write me and ask if I’ll lower the price. The price on this painting will never be lowered because it’s at the absolute lowest I can go. I would rather keep it for myself, than sell it any cheaper. Truthfully, it’s a bit insulting to be asked. Remember, I’ll have to let go of an awesome painting when you purchase it. It will hang forever on your wall, but I will never see it again. That, plus, I worked a tremendous amount of time on it. It’s worth every penny of the price for an original, one-of-a-kind painting like this. If you don’t agree, that’s fine, but please don’t write me for a price reduction. Thank you.”

 

 

 

I hope it doesn’t sound rude, but frankly, it’s not polite to ask an artist to lower the price on a painting. Do people ask a barber to lower the price of a hair cut? No. How about a beauty salon when they’re getting their nails done? Nope. How about when they buy drugs at the drugstore? I don’t think so. Food at the supermarket? Absolutely not. So, why do they think they can ask me? Artists typically make far less money than any other profession, but we’re expected to lower our prices and settle for less? Most of us are living below poverty level as it is, yet people think nothing of asking us to live on even less. Is that fair? I don’t think so.

 

If you’re an artist who is lowering your prices when someone asks you to, stop it! Please! Do not be afraid to say no. xoxo