Does art lose its value when you put a price on it?

I paint a lot. My home is full of paintings, and I create far faster than they find homes. But the reason I started making art as a child — and the reason I still create today — was never money.

I was drawing at four years old. Art has always been how I communicate, process ideas and connect with the world.

So why does selling something so personal sometimes feel so strange?

I explore the relationship between art, money and connection in my latest blog.

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cover photo from pixels

Giovanna Kamimura

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the price tag on art is beyond the tangible of the materials

A minimally edited image versus the fully edited reference—will the painting turn out as I envision? Better? Worse? Or simply as it's meant to be? The painting becomes its own creation. Maybe that's why even the most talented photographers still choose to paint. They could rely entirely on photography, but they don't. Just as I could stick to editing my own photos, but I choose to paint—because it offers something deeper, something uniquely personal.

face and water from A.i, fish and shipwreck from pixels photography community, painted background by me - to help bring the reference to life which I will then paint.