"I dinna know what was done.  But I think my da had a satisfied look on his face when I next visited with 'im and told 'im I 'ad changed art teacher.  Sae, I 'eard much later from some of the artist that that particular artists quit painting due to something wrong with 'is 'and.  Coincident?  Perhaps."  He shrugged.  His father had never spoken of it and was now beyond confirming his hypothesis.