July 19th 2020 

In the onset of my Residency I find original visions and thoughts run wild in my creative process. This is different than the act of making the artwork. Like drawing, painting etc comes after the composition and its visual-narrative-expressive concepts collide. When I teach art appreciation. be it in public schools or college, the idea of being an "Artist" comes up. Who is an artist? What is Art?

The complex question is when and why does the effort rise to the level of being "Art"?

art·ist /ˈärdəst/

Artist; plural noun: artists

a person who produces paintings or drawings as a profession or hobby.

a person who practices any of the various creative arts, such as a sculptor, novelist, poet, or filmmaker.

a person skilled at a particular task or occupation.

"a surgeon who is an artist with the scalpel.