Talent doesn't guarantee success

It seems like natural artistic talent can somehow be more of a curse than a gift some days. I've often heard: "Wow you are so talented!" and "You could design that." Yes, indeed, I could, but I'm not... and why's that? It is a very competitive market out there: so talent doesn't necessarily guarantee success. Well nobody said that worthwhile things came easy, did they? :)

Here's my latest poster illustration (please like it here)