I have no contact with art on a daily basis. More specifically, with painting. I wrote about levels because it is my personal form of evaluating someone else's work. I see, for example, that someone's work looks very good, but it still lacks something - and for me it's the level of intermediate craft. So my first post was perhaps too much of a subjective opinion representing my personal point of view.

What I have to agree with and regardless of whether it is painting, photography or music, someone who does not have innate talent will not reach this professional status. And it certainly won't come easily and naturally.