I've been feeling kind of awkward this weekend. I happened to produce (along with the many obviously defective pieces of art) a really nice one, which was placed prominently, and I was getting a LOT of comments. People were even taking pictures. This wasn't (to an artist) real art; it was images from Lord of the Rings painted onto a pumpkin. Let alone the growing question in my mind of "how much is too much?" of a reference to take into the final piece, there is the ongoing question, "why do I feel so uncomfortable when people praise my art" (or me for my art)? I understand many people have this problem. I have figured it out. I am not respon