I am more interested in how the artist sees his/her own product, and compare it to how others see the same things. I find like firefly, that knowing how much work went into a piece, or lack thereof, can influence my own reaction. I, perhaps mistakenly, sometimes equate time/+effort with quality. And when it comes to abstract art, where the reference to line and composition often defers to pure color, I have a harder time judging the quality of a piece (being more accustomed to 3d/realistic artforms). In such a case, feedback from an informed artistic community comes in handy. I was hoping that a discussion of the issue of artistic judgement would help others, as well as myself, deal with the oddities that result with the public review methods here. (...and besides, I'm waiting for the next topic for a forum contest, so tried to fill the time....)
So feel free to chime in... anyone?....hellllloooooo?

(Well, micheleh, audre, I did my best to keep the forum active!)

RosemaryR
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"This...this is magnificent!"
"Oh, yeah. Ooooo. Aaaaah. That's how it starts.
Then, later, there's ...running. And....screaming."