Post #94374 by tikibars on Thu, Jun 3, 2004 10:17 AM

You're an artist if the desire to create art is the foremost concern in your life after food, shelter and clothing.

You're an artist if you create daily, because someting inside you compells you to do it, not because there's a profit motive.

You're an artist if the creative process and the creative outlet are what define you as a person.

Now, whether or not you're a GOOD artist...

or whether or not people besides your mom want your art...

and are willing to pay for it...

is another story.

As pointed out above: you're a 'professional' artist if the majority of your income is derived from the art.