Here lies another example of why artistic education is not good for me. Unlike the art school I did in 2006, I found that, this time around my educators were far too lax. There is a somewhat sadistic part in me that needs someone to critique my art and tell me that it's bollocks.

In the painting classes I took, everything of everyone's was good, because all art is unique and should be praised. I only partially agree with this, but I am a snob when it comes to artists who have no interest in bettering their own technique.

So, until I can find an educational method that strikes a balance between challenging, creative and technical, (but not overly so) I will keep battling it out on my own.

That being said, I'm happy at where I am at the moment in what I'm making. However, I am struggling with finding a good method for digital art, to turn out a good stream of quality work. At the moment, about 70% of my work gets closed without being saved, because I will sink 6 hours into drawing something, and then realise that it is utter bollocks. That being said, the stuff that does make it past my internal censor is getting better, and I see an improvement in my work over the last few years, especially in the last six months or so. For quite a while, from around 2005 to mid 2007, I was concerned that even though I was churning out a fair amount of work, I wasn't actually getting any better at my craft. Now, I think I am.

That being said, my artistic productivity is fairly low, and I am struggling to find something to do with the art I am producing for myself. I think I might save up a little money and put in an application to Watt Space to get rid of some of it. That being said, I have a fair number of artworks that have not been photographed. I don't think I have photographed a traditional artwork since Christmas 2006, with the exception of in progress shots.