This happens to me at least once a year, sometimes twice...where I ask the question, "am I an artist"?  To my salon customers, I'm their hair dresser.  To Fine Art Studio Online artists, I am a tech support agent. To my friends I am a very talented person.  Then there is my 'tax person'...to her I'm the lady with three jobs!

Now, my framer...she refers to me as "her artist". I've always been quite complimented by this statement. We talk about my art and my future as an artist. Yet, when I walk away I am still just me, Marsha Robinett, a frustrated creative person with so many visions in my head, just waiting for paper, that at times I feel as though I will explode if I don' let it out.  So does this make me an artist?

My drawings have won awards, even several best in show...yet when the opportunity arises I have difficulty introducing my self as an artist.  The phrase still gets caught in my mouth!  What Is My Problem??

I have business cards that say I am an artist. So...I must be an artist, right?  I'm going to stick one on the bathroom mirror for awhile until I get over this slump, and another one on my computer.  I do know one thing for sure...if I don't consider myself an artist, others certainly wont either.

OK...I'm done moaning. I just seem to need to go through this periodically to get my head on straight again.  I guess the bottom line is this. I know I can paint and draw...but does that make me an artist or just an artistic person?  Is there a difference?

What makes you an artist? Is it because you have a group of loyal collectors who buy your art, or because you create wonderful paintings?  Does your art have to be your main source of income? Can you be an called an artist and sell nothing?  Can you be called an artist and create art only for the sake of creating?

Psalm 51:10
Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
Psalm 51:9-11 (in Context)