I hope by "being brutally honest" you mean serious critique and not "this fucking sucks" then. The latter really doesn't hold water.

Through your LJ.

...the last time I uploaded something to my gallery was several months ago...

...so you've become the next Vermeer since then or something? I shouldn't judge you on your artistic merits by what you have showing in your dA? I call it like I see it. Oh, wait.

Of course you don't have to be the best to judge something (it's Ebert's Law, actually!) but when people are still learning, use some tact. Help them instead of hindering them.