Sweeney,
Thank you. Some people have GIANT egos and think ONLY THIER opinion counts. If they say work is Mediocore then no one elses opinion matters. If someone else says it is good, then they must be wrong and must be supporting Mediocracy? What kind of bullsh** is that?
Its easy to be a critic, its much harder to actually produce a work of art. It takes vision and discipline and literally HOURS of hard work.
Of course my daughers work will get better after she goes to art school, but at least she is good enough to get in in the first place.