Work of Art: The Next Great Artist Power Rankings (6/30)

1. Abdi
2. Miles
3. Mark
4. Nicole
5. Ryan
6. Peregrine
7. Jamie Lynn
8. Jaclyn
9. Erik

There's a bit of a drop in quality between Miles and Mark (nothing against Mark, but he has yet to really prove himself), and a much steeper one between Mark and the rest of the artists.

Spots 4-6 are more or less a crapshoot. I like Jamie Lynn's pieces as individual works but they never seem to fit right to the constraints of the challenges. Erik keeps living to die another day. I don't buy Jaclyn's schtick. The judges might have fallen for her latest piece, but I'd do what she did too if I were a hot slender young woman with big fake boobs.

For the time being, this is a two man race. Miles seems to be treating the entire show as a performance, creating a wonderfully nutty character for himself in the process. Abdi appears to be an all-around talented guy, and he's genuine, whereas Miles' act has the possibility of imploding on itself.