Someone on the Etsy forum made fun of my art.

Here’s a comment from the Etsy community forum I received about this artwork:

“There is room for a an oil painting and also a tulip drawn with crayons. Though why anyone would pay £45 for the crayon picture that looks like it was done by a 5 year old… is subjective. I had to take my young son out of a room in Tate modern once because he was laughing too much at a piece of modern art. Someone clearly thought it was worthy. So art and crafts are all subjective, and belong here because someone might like it, whatever it is.”

https://community.etsy.com/t5/Managing-Your-Shop/Why-is-there-so-much-craft-on-Etsy-Good-art-is-now-getting/td-p/130059782

In light of this prior statement about my art, I have decided to double the asking price. :)

Mental health is not something to joke about. I am just glad that I am in a better place than I was two years ago. I can cope with people who criticise my art. Now I am going to churn it out like a crafter, really.

The way I was attacked on that forum made me realise that perhaps Etsy is not the right place to sell my art. And so I went to saatchiart.com, because I believe that the standard of art is a lot higher there than it is on Etsy. Or at least it seems to be appreciated more there than on Etsy.