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Originally Posted by Janszoon
Pablo Picasso may not be the best comparison though because he actually was extremely skilled on a technical level. He's more the model of the highly creative artist whose skill level allowed him to express himself in a wide variety of ways. A better comparison might be Howard Finster, a self-taught painter of limited technical ability who nevertheless created some cool and distinctive artwork in his lifetime. Most people on MB would probably know him as the guy who painted the album cover for Talking Heads' Little Creatures.
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That's true. But certainly he knew that there was more to art than just technical skill. You're right about technical skill allowing you to become more expressive. I find the Hendrix route to be more difficult. It's been easier for me to learn technical assets of the guitar than it was for me to just pick the instrument up and teach myself. I am self taught, but not really if you count the internet as a teacher, and it certainly is. Learning the technical side has allowed me to become more creative. And I find it to be pretty crazy that Hendrix taught himself and ended up being as good as he was.