From that other thread I mentioned above...
miss marmelstein:
Ah! The enlightened art crowd of Free Republic weighs in with the usual results. ...
"I think he [Pablo Picasso] was a very great artist. Very highly trained, btw"--miss marmelstein
LOL!
Now here below is a TRUE "very great artist" (Rembrandt!)
Rembrandt. Another great! Beautiful!
I wonder if abstract artists like Picasso simply lack the ability and accept this fact and then paint in a style that hides their lack of ability. Just my opinion, of course.