/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>4294189
>Sargent was criticized in his own time for his portraits
Sargent is now a renowned painter of history. And people love his work for his brushwork and overall mastery of the medium. That alone makes his work engaging.

>He also is perfectly capable of creating pieces with strong narrative
I never said he wasn't capable. I said that people love his work for reasons other than it being strongly narrative on occasion.

>You should reevaluate what your goals and priorities are
What are my goals and priorities then?

>And learn to take criticism better
I take criticism fine when people provide critiques on my fundamentals. I don't take it well when people are trying to tell me what to paint, or telling me I'm not allowed to use a certain brush just because they don't like it, or that I can't be inspired by an artist I like because reasons I can't even fathom.

I'm not diametrically opposed to narrative stuff by the way. I do narrative work on occasion(picrel), but I'm not interested in becoming the next Norman Rockwell and depicting everyday people in their everyday lives doing everyday things. That's not for me. Or at least I don't think it is, but I guess you know more about my goals and priorities than I do, so you tell me.