Before the invention of the camera skill in portraying their world realistically was important to the artist. Artists of the Renaissance used mathematics, the theory of perspective, research into anatomy... even invented oil painting all in an effort to create something that looked more realistic. By this token Alyssa Monks is just following in their footsteps. Although visually appealing and incredibly skilled in her attention to detail... there really isn't much in terms of innovation going on here. At one time that wouldn't have been a big thing...
but now every owns a camera. Everyone can produce art like this. Everyone can be Alyssa Monks in a sense.
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