53 years old, been in Africa for 30 years, soon to return to the UK. Had numerous expos here, won awards, and commissions. Plenty of nature to paint...
I have been painting for many many years, and I find the answer to success, (not necessarily financial, but personal), is to never give up, and realize that very few of us are going to sell our work for millions... so in this way we are forced to paint for ourselves, and this produces better art....