Please don't get discourage @asmartian . Your art is amazing. But you are still new on Steemit, just like I do. We probably signed up around the same time. My posts don't make a lot of $ too but there are things that I did that help to boost my presence here on Steemit. 1) Try to connect with the art community here on Steemit 2) Participate in art contests

One of my artist friends, Kaylinart spent 12 hours/day for about a year here on Steemit to build her presence. And now she is a whale and rank #19 as top authors on Steemit. I strive to be like her. I know the $ is 0 now but I believe persistence and hard work will produce positive results in the long run. All the best to you.