Not really, they may paint, but do they describe it as their 'creative outlet'? Sheeran writes the kind of pop that Dylan subverted; saccharin-sweet and bad for you. It's small wonder Sheeran needs a creative outlet when he's churning out such dross.

He says it's *a* creative outlet. I've no love at all for Sheeran, but the fact he paints isn't really evidence of anything

My point here is that his MUSIC is evidence of him needing a creative outlet.