"As I said originally, subject matter aside, she's a talented artist."
Physical ability aside, I'm a talented guitarist. /s
The woman is OK as best. Her view of middle america is the same tired old recycled junk we have seen for going on 10 years. She lays paint to canvas no better than many graphic artists I know. If she hadn't made an attempt to take a shot at us knuckle-draggers in fly-over country, I would have never heard of her.
The subject matter is what made her known to us, nothing else.
Your argument is against her "message".
When you can play the guitar as well as she can draw or paint the human face or form, people will say that you have talent too.