I write and paint with passion, ignoring as many rules as possible except one. Get the idea across succinctly, by whatever means are at hand. Then trust viewer and reader instinct to grasp the message. If they have to work a little, hey that never killed anyone.
I enjoy the abandon with which children approach art. There are few things more gratifying than seeing the fresh, unabridged expressions of emotional worlds. As story tellers, they are energetic and exciting. We, as adults, can learn a lot from them when we look and listen.