Many think that if they'll focus on some exact undertaking they'll succeed faster and better, but it's usually not so, especially for creative works. To paint something outstanding you need to have your own unique experience and your efforts in getting a degree is a part of it. There is a lot of education I rarely use in my life but all of it made me who I am and I use results of both education and experience if not everyday then very often. Maybe I could learn more purposefully but then it wouldn't be me, but someone else with a different life. And I prefer to stay me.