Hmmm... Okay, the composition of this one is maybe more 'artistically composed', but I really like the softness of the shadows in the previous one... I'm not saying I prefer one or the other: they are different, they convey different feelings... As to the 'artist' thing, well, as a linguistics student I can tell you that everything is a question of labelling... If a label is widely accepted, then the label works and convey a meaning... Since there seem to be a wide number that label you as an artist, people understand the meaning of the word 'artist' when referred to you, so you ARE an artist, like it or not ;)