Yes, actually I can. I might choose to simply throw paint into a strong wind onto a canvas, from a ladder of varying heights. No tools whatever required.

Or I might choose to use acid to etch out patterns on furniture, rather than using traditional tools. You're only limited by your imagination.

But I suspect you're still an undergraduate, right? You are still in the absorption phase rather than the independent thinking phase, I perceive. If you are only interesting in producing work that will by judged by *others* standards, then you are on the right path. Stick to the tried & true rules & the masses will reward you. If you are interesting in originality, tho, and by that I mean *true* innovation, then you will need to find a way out of the box your are currently in. Its a journey we're all on tho, and some do this better than others. Just something to think about. Or not, as you wish.