Such beautiful artwork.

I guess he was.

Hahaha

While I like the sentiment I have to say that if the teachers and appreciators of his time could not approve of his art... Well, it's a shame he didn't develop a hobby for whittling.

Brilliance is rarely appreciated in its own time.

We don't know why he wasn't accepted into art school. It's clearly not because he wasn't a good artist. Probably because his art is so plain, even for the standards of the past. There's nothing special about it. He could've eventually found a niche that worked for him