My answer to, "Who is an artist,?" is , everyone.
I have always been actively creative. I say actively because everyone has creativity inside of them, not everyone will access it. We often think that making art is only fro those who are formally trained. I have great admiration for those who are trained in art .The work done by those artists is amazing. I love a beautiful landscape that looks just as if i could walk into the painting. Trained artists have studied and it ,makes a different kind of art when they use those skills and that knowledge.
I also believe that whatever you or I put onto paper or canvas is art. It may or may not be art that you put up for sale. You may not give it to your cousin for a present or even put it up in your house, those are not the things that make something art. Your creation , whatever it is, is a thing of beauty to you and most likely to others.. We should start and maybe always, make art for ourselves. In my next post I will write about making art for ourselves.
Carol
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