When you draw or paint a tree, you do not imitate the tree; you do not copy it exactly as it is, which would be mere photography. To be free to paint a tree or a flower or a sunset, you have to feel what it conveys to you: the significance, the meaning of it.
A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself.
When I paint, the ocean roars. Others merely paddle in their bath.
Begin by learning to draw and paint like the old masters. After that, you can do as you like; everyone will respect you.
Naturally, there are times when every woman likes to be flattered... to feel she is the most important thing in someone's world. only a man can paint this picture.