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Have you ever met a Troll?

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Background image source: Death to Stock Photos Have you ever encountered a Troll? When we post artwork online, sometimes we get hurtful or controversial comments intended to start an argumentative dialogue. These people are "Trolls." Sometimes we even meet Trolls face-to-face! This happened to me when I posted a copy of my painting "Kokopelli Conga" on Google+.  "Kokopelli Conga" | Watercolor | Jennifer Love I very quickly received a comment from a Google+ user (not someone in my circles) saying that he didn't think he would consider my painting to be "Art" but maybe "art" and asking what did I think? Basically, he was telling me I'm not really an artist and my painting is not worthy to be called Art. Ouch. Well, after my initial reaction of hurt feelings from criticism without any constructive advice or suggestions, I realized what this user was about and what he