Those artists who do the strongest are the most technically skilled (though there are some baffling exceptions of spectacular artists who were totally overlooked), who use brilliant colors, have a large selection at EMG, folks who work large enough and give permissions for large prints, those who have prominent links from their (often already popular) galleries and homepages, and those who have been around a year or more so that I'm more likely to have their work in stock for in-person sales.

Um. Yes. Technique ... intensity ... large enough ... better and My Own gallery... yup. All things already on my "how to get better list" (if I only didn't have these other TimeEaters called Work I Love and Mothering My Nifty Kid. Er, now, I don't want to give those up either! Dang... Guess I'll just keep moving SLOWLY in my busy multiply-committed state...). Actually, it's very encouraging to know I've got the right next steps down, just need to flippin' keep takin' 'em.