Only in art can you make something that no one wants and still be considered successful.
True, there are photographers who are failed artists, but so are most artists.
If it is not an interesting picture when in focus, it is not going to be a better picture out of focus.
Museum collections have given photography rigor, and mortis.
If you are intent on drawing or painting on your prints, you must first learn to draw and paint at least as well as you photograph.
I talk a lot about photography. It's cheap becuase my supply always exceeds demand.