Originally Posted by rmtagg
Personally I thought it was very exciting to be able to shoot impressionist art with a camera and not use software or lenses to do it. Luckily some in the art world feel the same way

I say -- well done! There are different realms for different photographic artistic forms of expression. Not all realms will acknowledge what you do. But you have found at least one that works for you. That is fantastic!
Many artists do not achieve even this.