He's just a bitter old man. Ignore it I'm sure the pairing was good.

How do you know that? How can you bee sure of something youve never seen. I feel for OP too, but the painting may actually be ugly.

I hope you're not a regular painter then

Its more about style and pride tbh. If artist is proud to call it his own then it's a good painting. Case closed.

Unless he likes to eat. Then it's about other people liking your work, or convincing them that ugly garbage is good art.

Well, hopefully if he knew it was your work he'd have been nicer about it. Also, that username.

He should have been nicer about it regardless, it was still OP's choice of artwork in his home.

Honesty is the best policy. I'd rather someone "hurt my feelings" than go forward making mistakes ignorantly

44 I get where you're coming from, and I do agree with your other post that since art is so subjective OP shouldn't be discouraged. My point was more that I hope he isn't always so brutally honest. 52 I do agree that criticism is a good thing, but that abrasive way of going about it does wear thin pretty quickly.

I wouldn't take it personally. Everyone has a different style when it comes to artwork and people have wildly different preferences. Even the greats have been rejected and if you pursue art, no matter how talented you may be, you will too.

Art is always so misunderstood. I wouldn't sweat it, OP! And to answer the question in your username, OP, it's obviously a fruit :)

because it has seeds?

You just aren't appreciated in your own time.

good thing it's your house and not his. people should keep their mouths shut when in someone else's house.

That's mean.

FYI cum is a vegetable

He's just being mean. Ignore it