You are a really good painter, there's no question there. But what you paint is, like they said, odd. Its creepy but not so much so that its a turn off. It piques a morbid curiosity in me. I don't know if I like it, but I am responding to it. I am a writer by nature and the one thing that my teachers have impressed on me is that we want a reaction. It may be love, it may be hate. It is a reaction we are going for. To have someone read one of my stories and say "Meh." is a bad sign. The same is true of your art. You want a strong emotional reaction. I'd say you got just that and therefore, are successful at what you do. Keep up the good work.