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I've been watching instructional videos by artists I admire... Scott Burdick, Morgan Weistling, Burton Silverman, and David Leffel.
The one thing that I've learned is that nobody is "right" about art. It seems that if these four artists got together to discuss how to paint a picture, a fight would surely break out, and it wouldn't be pretty. The sage advice on one video is completely negated on the next. Still, there's no denying they all know what they're talking about. I totally enjoy seeing different approaches, and philosophies.
My point is: if you're creating successful paintings, your input is valuable to those of us who aren't. At the same time, I feel many of us whose skills are still a bit coarse may also have valuable advice to offer, since I feel I have a good understanding of many of the concepts that I don't yet have the skill to execute. I know it when I see it, but I can't do it myself (yet).
So Beth, you are a person who has recently had a lot of those "aha" moments, and whose progress indicates that you've got a good grasp of the concepts that some of us are still struggling with. As a new professional, you still remember going through the learning process, and may be better able to translate it. (I've come to the conclusion that painting is easy, but learning to paint is very difficult).
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