It's not a judgement at all. Who am I to judge you or anyone else? You have to slay the ego to get in touch with your feelings. And what is conveyed by art are feelings, ideas and a "rendering" of our own humanity. "Investing yourself in your work or the work process", mostly means being free to experiment and let the creative juices flow without wondering what others think (loose your head and come to your senses). The only critic that counts should be yourself. Most great writers write for themselves- to please themselves- not their readers or publishers. Most visual artists are trying to find a new way to see and feel things they experience through other senses. We're all interpreting here and interpretation is by nature transilient, changing and moving. So are judgements on other people's work. The only relative constant here is yourself, the work you did in the past and experiences you've gathered. We all choose what to make of these experiences. Thus you are free to feel good or bad about your part in the rendering of reality. It's all in the eye of the beholder. Q

Un coup de dés jamais n'abolira le hazard
S Mallarmé