Art is expressing what I am. I cannot express myself as finely through words, or cooking or teaching or through a thousand other skills. I paint to express my heart. It just so happens that the way I apply the paint appeals to the public so they buy the canvas with my paint on it. Every person is an artist in some aspect of their life but most are not recognised by society as having any special value. I am fortunate in that, the way I express ‘who I am’ appeals to the ‘who I am’ in many...