Why don’t you have more works on your site?

I do a lot of commissioned works (i.e. I take requests), and I have to judge the privacy of the piece versus the display potential. Plus, after a while, no matter how proud I was of a work when I made it, it can get to where I sort of don’t want to show it anymore.

What gallery(s) are you in?

None at the moment (June 2010). Due to life events over the past few years, I just don’t have enough salable originals on hand to place in a gallery. I’m working on building my portfolio back up, so I’m hopeful that I’ll be back on someone’s walls before too long.

Why are your prices so high?

All-in-all, the cost of my originals aren’t very high at all. You figure that an average 16″x20″ work takes at least 30 hours of work and you multiply that by any sort of reasonable hourly rate and then add in the cost of materials and equipment, framing, and other often unexpected fees, then you can see that it isn’t that much at all.

Like you, I’ve seen some extraordinary artists that undervalue their work for whatever reason. I personally think that hurts all artists, but I’m not in their shoes.

Truth be told, if you go into most established galleries, you’ll find that in comparison my prices aren’t so high at all.

If you don’t want to buy an original for my price, I’m perfectly happy if you want to get a print if it’s available.  Really, you won’t hurt my feelings.

Why are some of your prints priced higher than others?

Limited Edition prints are, by definition, limited. There will only be a small number made and that will be it. The smaller the edition run, the more a print will cost. Unlike many artists, I consider a limited edition to be a run of 200 or less; more than that, it might as well be an open edition, in my opinion.

Open editions means that there is no upper limit to how many I can/will print or in what format. Signed prints within an open edition might run a little higher than unsigned, but be nowhere near the what a limited edition would have been priced.

Can I get you to paint and/or scratch <insert subject of painting> only for me?

Of course. I’m somewhat open to commissions; it depends on my schedule. Get in touch with me via my contact page and we’ll see what can be arranged. I’ll tell you straight off, prices start in the hundreds and up depending on size, complexity, travel, research, availability, and any other of several variables. As a general rule, unless you are at least a good acquaintance of mine, I will not paint vehicles, helmets, shoes, t-shirts, signs, or other similarly commercial aspects of airbrush art. There are a lot of people more passionate and more skilled in those forms than I am.

Will you do a piece of art for <insert organization> so we can sell or auction it off?

I’m not opposed to it, but it needs to be a cause I’d support in any case. Also, remember that this is my job, and I only have a limited number of “freebies” I’m willing to give up for whatever reason in a year. Even so, it never hurts to ask; in return I request that you don’t badger me if I don’t say yes.

Can I make my own prints of a work that I’ve bought?

Nope. Sorry. I retain the copyrights of all of my works, even the commissioned pieces. Licenses can be arranged.