University Said my Art was Commercial

you may know that my University

criticized my work which was a good

thing saying it was too commercial which

forced me to step out of my comfort zone

as a traditionalistic oil painter I

decided to push my limits and Drew a

huge drawing it took 4 days with my

knees solidly on the floor showcasing

the grunt and grind of gymnasts and I

recently had to present it in my crit

which if you don't know what it is is

the scariest thing on the planet for an

art student surprisingly it went well

can't complain it sparked debate

conversation and many and insight for

many people which is what Art's meant to

do I then had a bunch of people come up

to me afterwards and say wow this is

good so don't be afraid to take on

criticism as long as it's constructive

or you do something constructive with it