> Despite these accolades, Stuart knows that there is always more to learn: “She’s hesitant about calling herself an artist,” says Horler, “And that is quite a

> Despite these accolades, Stuart knows that there is always more to learn: “She’s hesitant about calling herself an artist,” says Horler, “And that is quite a traditional view. It shows how misunderstood art is today, that people can just call themselves artists… From the Renaissance right up until at least the Twenties, you had to qualify. And that’s missing now.” It seems like when we decided that art doesn't have to be representational, having traditional drafting and drawing skills began a slow and perfectly rational decline. Is that even controversial? It may not be coincidental that the role of fine art in our culture declined at the same time as well, but that's a conjecture I can't defend in this paragraph. On the other hand, there are more illustrators than ever, and illustrators still often technical chops and craftsmanship. Comic book artists and digital painters and the like are (or were, before AI) flourishing and doing really exciting work in the non-fine-art space.