It’s normal for an artist to like their own art work. However, this makes you an art critic. So, who is the greatest art critic of all? It is you, the artist.

Knowing how to properly judge your work is as important as knowing how to draw or paint. It is up to you to find all the errors in your art work and fix them (if possible). Do not allow flattery make you smug, but forever challenge yourself to be the next you. Constantly be positive and confident, never allowing anyone’s comments destroy your passion to be a good artist.

Here is a suggestion for artists: compare your latest painting alongside previous ones and rate them together. Are you improving by directing the viewer to the focal point of interest? How do the tone and color compare? Is the balance and composition working? Be fair, but be critical. If your latest painting competed well against the previous paintings, then congratulations. You are improving, and you are doing so by being as good an art critic as you are an artist. Remember, you are an active artist in a perpetual state of growth.

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