HAHAHA! "Get lost I need to paint!" Oh man. @jankasparec that made me laugh loud !! Nice one! And nice work :) It's funny, I just posted a very, very similar thing on my blog just an hour ago. I won't link it here, this is your post, but you can find it if you like.
I love that quote you posted by Erica Jong. I have to use this now.
I have a slightly different position on talent, but very similar to yours. I believe talent is that addiction to something productive that makes you go for it no matter what. So if someone says "you're a talented artist!" to me that means you're such an asshole about art that nothing (money, woman, etc) can change your mind about being a master at it. hehehe.
Good man. Keep it going!
Great analogy bro, luv it :D Thanks a bunch! Gonna check that article of yours!