I'm with you @jungwatercolor - theres no rhyme or reason to what gets voted highly or with top $ in the art tags.
It can be frustrating seeimg junk earn real money and sit in the trending/hot tags with only a few votes, it doesnt add up sometimes.
I have to use @minnowsupport to get any real votes and my well thought out instructional posts that i created just for steemit are my worst performers.
For what its worth, i really like your watercolor work and follow your blog :)