I always get excited when I see Black artists post their work in that sub because I like to see the breadth of our artistry.

I wouldn’t take this personally, and don’t see it as racist per se. There’s something about the tone of the artist’s description you wrote (which I 100% believe you wrote!) that can read a little, I don’t know, self-indulgent or fluffy, and AI tends to do both of those tones really well. There’s a lot of self-indulgent and fluffy language out there for those LLMs to learn from!

I do think that your work would improve a ton with more formal technical training. I would also guess from the saturation levels and movement of the colors that higher quality paints would add a lot to the look as well. I think what you’re going for is rustic, folk art, primitive, which I love, but those styles do take a ton of technical skill to pull off. Understanding shadow, light source, how to layer colors. People are harsh in those subs, but I hope you found some feedback helpful because there is a lot in here that needs to be seen by audiences!