I am growing seriously ill of DA as of late, I just don't feel there is much here in this art community for me anymore. I hate browsing art here, as there is just so much junk everywhere. I can't stand to put comments on the people I watch typically as I don't feel anyone really cares half the time with what I say. I know of wonderful artists here on DA and I certainly feel like a hypocrite in a few ways to leave and stop commenting cause I don't feel I get just as much in return. I haven't given much at all to DA in the past year and a half.

I've been here longer than most have too, since 2002, I have improved a lot since then, and I have seen DA change drastically from the community it once was. I use to actually know of a good number of important and well respected people in this community, I feel like I am out of the loop with that now as there are just SO many people on this site. I think that's partially killed it for artists like me who have always only had a small following. The small following I did have has kind of left and thus I rarely even get my work seen anymore along with comments or faves or anything. It's a little saddening really to see that happen, I really want people to see and enjoy my work, but I don't feel that is happening here on DA.

I don't want people to sit here and tell me I'm being whiny, because I know I am being whiny and maybe a bit childish about all this. I think though part of joining an art community is having SOMEONE who you talk to and share ideas about art and all that jazz, I feel I don't really have even one person here anymore. Sheezyart at least I know of FIVE people I do that with. I feel more a part of that community and that is extremely important to me when I and others share our art on the web.I wouldn't care about this so much if I had my own website I also post work on, but I do not have a website where I just post artwork and take commissions, and I am stating what I think an Art Community is to me. If those standards aren't being met then of course I'm going to be unhappy! :/

I certainly can't be the only one on DA who feels this way. I'm just being a ranting idiot right?