My husband brought up that Hey Stuff is a bit expensive sometimes. I protested that a lot of the artwork is originals and that originals are more expensive (and rightly so). He replied "Well there must be SOME stuff that's a little cheaper."

And honestly, there is if you dig for it and stay on top of openings. The key to getting good artwork for under a grand is to get on galleries preview lists or show up for openings early. The good stuff that's priced well goes fast.

Anyway, I did some digging of my own are here are some gorgeous original pieces that are under $1k. And don't try to tell me that $1k is expensive! I know how much your iPhones & ps3s cost.

$850 | Jennybird Alcantara | La Luz De Jesus

Acrylic on paper
17" x 25" 

$450 | Lawrence Yang | Gallery 1988

ink, watercolor and gouache on paper
12 x 9" 

$550 | Ron Tolentine Velasco | La Luz De Jesus

21" x 14.5" x 14.5"
Acrylic on Canvas

$900 | Dan-ah  | ThinkSpace Gallery

Gouache on Wood
16 x 16"

$450 | Kathleen Lolley | Thinkspace Gallery

Oil on wood sculpture 11.5 x 17"

$400 | Nimit Malavia | Thinkspace Gallery

Mixed Media on Paper
10 x 10"

$875 | Brooks Salzwedel | Gallery Nucleus

Hand drawn graphite on Duralar cast in layers of resin. Color in the piece was added by a layer of transparency.    
12" x 8"

$900 | Greg Swearingen | Gallery Nucleus

Acrylic, ink. and pencil on wood
4" x 11"

$500 | APAK | Rotofugi Gallery

Gouache on paper mounted on wood
8" x 10"

$600 | Travis Lampe | Rotofugi Gallery

Acrylic on Wood with Silkscreened Frame
8" x 8"

$750 | Roland Tamayo | Gallery 1988

acrylic on wood
22 x 12 inches

$400 | May Ann Licudine | Gallery 1988

acrylic, colored pencil and graphite
8 x 10"

$800 | Ben Strawn | Gallery 1988

layered acrylic painting on plexiglass
8 1/4 x 8 1/4"

$900 | Chris Murray | Gallery 1988

$450 | Jason Limon

12" x 18"
Acrylic on Custom Canvas Panels

Check back in a couple of days for some original drawings under $500.