No offense to any of you chiming in, but I didn't actually ask for a critique! I didn't get into any schools this year, but I didn't have a lot of time to research. I previously was accepted to Cranbrook, SMFA, and SVA (funds issues prevented me from attending), so I'm not desperate for an acceptance or fear that no program will accept my work as "fine arts". Of course I will keep exploring and working on my art, but I do disagree that fine arts cannot include any narrative themes (as they erases centuries of art history) or that painting must include exploration of material. But we can agree to disagree, this thread is not really for that type of stuff.