I love this so much, James. You are so talented and we are kindred spirits in how we feel about art. :) I've written too about how our education system doesn't place importance on the visual arts and why they should. (Story here) https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/drawing-to-learn-and-other-secrets-known-to-shakespeare-and-newton-10f4d776a7da

So glad I found your writing!