Pastels - out of business?

[Mike McCarty]

I have pretty much decided to discontinue offering full color pastels. Here are some of my random thoughts on the subject. Sorry for the lack of organization, but I think you can get my drift.

* Although you can price your goods however you wish, there is a perception that pastels cost less. If all you offer is pastel then it becomes much less complicated, but when you price oil, pastel and mono drawings, I find it more difficult.

* For me, pastels are not less difficult than oil. In fact I find them to be at least as time consuming and much less forgiving.

* I thought the answer might be to raise my prices equal to oil. What that causes for me is more anxiety. If my price for pastel is the same as oil then I feel that I should be able to produce an equally quality product. Without the constant practice I don