Are we all artists?

[Ditape]

Ditape: Impressive. Thank you for sharing the dogs with us; are they your own animals? What medium do you use? Acrylic; Oils or..? Your 'feathering' / softening of the edges would seem to indicate the possible use of an airbrush.  is this the case? 

Again, thanks.

The dogs featured the German Shepard and the Rottie are friends animals and the Boarder Collie was my sisters dog,I use a mix of media and I do use a airbrush.I work from photographs I have taken.

[longbridge]

Take your pick "Are we Artists ?"


Dictionary definitions

defines the noun 'artist' (Singular: artist; Plural: artists) as follows:

    A person who creates art.
    A person who makes and creates art as an occupation.
    A person who is skilled at some activity.
    A person whose trade or profession requires a knowledge of design, drawing, painting, etc.

The Oxford English Dictionary defines the older broad meanings of the term "artist":

    A learned person or Master of Arts
    One who pursues a practical science, traditionally medicine, astrology, alchemy, chemistry
    A follower of a pursuit in which skill comes by study or practice
    A follower of a manual art, such as a mechanic
   One who makes their craft a fine art
    One who cultivates one of the fine arts – traditionally the arts presided over by the muses

[Newportnobby]

probably opining for the fjords...

Opining for the fjords? What kind of talk is that? (were Monty Python art?)

Anyway, as the exam paper went, "What is Art? Discuss. Use additionally supplied 500 sheets of A4 copier paper if required".

N.B. Do not attempt to write on both sides of the paper at once.
(Literature - 1066 and all that)

[dannyboy]

We have some talented people on this 'ere forum. Maybe we should start a 'Gallery'  . Certainly the works of Di and Slippy are worth looking at - how many other 'artists' are out there? 

[Mito]

Nobody has mentioned the alcoholic artist. 
I don't reckon much to the Tate's offerings. And the artistic meta-language used......... It takes several passes to understand the garbage written.