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I hear you Mary...
However, I would flip it around and look at it as - how fortunate you are to have these great skills and confidence with pastels. You said the commissions keep rolling in (I wish I were where you are - last week I offered my Yulia pastel as a sample for a charity funraiser - they said "thanks, but no thanks"...I can't even give 'em away!!!)
Mike is right. As an artist, I think that a pastel is every bit as "legitimate" as an oil painting - and it may take just as long to complete. The main thing is quality. But the market says pastels should be cheaper. So be it. Part of me is glad...if I can offer different media at a more tiered price structure, I figure I will get more commissions. As long as I enjoy doing pastels, and I'm not giving them away (someday I'll reach that "plateau!"))...I enjoy looking at artist's websites that show work in two or three different media. I think it reveals more of where the artist's head and heart are.
I just try to separate what the art really is, what it means - and the pure business/marketing end of it. There are inevitably contradictions. And we all just have to decide for ourselves if it is worth it.
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