I think this is the perfect example of it really needs to be something you absolutely are passionate about and love. If it's a job you`re doing just to pay the bills, ya, you`re really not going to get the most out of it.
I do think environment art is probably only form of art in the whole gamedev pipeline and resembles not that much that "Chaplin at conveyor line" scene the whole gamedev is . Moreover in small companies environment art often includes concept art and you have a lot of creative freedom. Beyond that an environment artist is…