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Hi Beth--
To my mind, there are different levels of critique. . . there is feedback on the correctness/success of the drawing (mostly objective), on the overall success of the compositional choices (more subjective?), and more technical advice, say on how to address issues or how to improve the success of a work. . .
The more objective kinds of feedback. . . even non-artists can be helpful in identifying/providing honest feedback there. (We all know how after looking intensely at something for hours/days on end, the artist can be 'blind' to it's weakness. . . so this is valuable input) On the other hand, non-artists are likely unable to provide any guidance on how to 'fix' most of the things they might identify as 'wrong'. The more technical and/or 'how-to' the feedback, the more useful when the 'source' has knowledge/expertise to offer. . . but little pearls of wisdom can come from the most unexpected sources sometimes!
Offering constructive feedback on someone's work that's been posted for feedback/critique -- it's a generous thing. (Especially, I think on something that's been otherwise overlooked or not responded to, for whatever reason!)
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