Starving artist

I had to watch this animation a few times until I got it but then I could relate to it very much. If you are an artist you don't belong to the normal group of the working population because what you create are "luxury goods" for art enthusiasts and not something essentiallly needed (Hm, is that true at all??). The success of an artist is and always have been totally uncertain and even the post mortem success is granted only to a very few lucky artists. I feel sorry for this little guy who tries to get his works out but gains no attention at all (except from the naughty little doggy, he he). That's the reason why most of the artists that I know do something else for a living and keep their artistry a leisure-time activity.

I know this is actually not much of a critique but I think the message or the story behind an artwork makes a considerable part of its quality. I am not an expert in emoticons but from what I can see it's skillfully done.

Congrats on the DD by the way!