Weeding and Pricing

"Emergence 1"

My first painting of the new year is finished and titled. This week I will take it to be scanned for high res photos and printing. I'm restructuring my whole business this year and weeding out things that don't work for me. That's going to include the small prints. I'm hoping my supporters will just buy the next size up since they aren't that much more. It saves me time and hassle for little payoff. The new prints from here on out will be LIMITED EDITION prints on high quality Rives paper. Real fine art prints that will look stunning in frames.

I'm also weeding out a lot of stuff on social media and getting very business minded about my time on there. If entities aren't following me back or art related in some way they are distracting up my feed on my @galleryrodriguez page. That page is strictly art biz. I have so much to do to get things sorted out, my website back up and online shops integrated - forgive me if I'm not as chatty as usual for awhile. I'm overwhelmed. 😳

Along with restructuring comes price restructuring. If eggs are higher and my rent is higher... Guess what? So is the art. This big 36" x 36" canvas original is $2000 and worth every penny. I dare you to walk by it and not turn to look at it, feel uplifted and happier. 😉 But I'm also able to do payment plans for interested collectors and this is how that works...

Contact me if interested and we will agree on a plan and schedule that works for your budget. There will be an upfront price to pay (no lower than $500) and we can work out a monthly payment for you. The art stays with me until payment is completed and I'm free to show it in shows, galleries, publications, etc. This all increases the worth of your future piece. So don't be afraid to collect art- it's really not impossible or far fetched. My pieces will also be available as nice giclees- prints on canvas... So if you love one that sold out /really can't afford the original that's another great option.

Here's to 2023 being an upgrade year with lots of fantastic art. ♥️

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