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I had the opportunity to stay in the artist district of Paris and while shopping I asked the salesman if he also did art and his response caught me off guard when he rhetorically said, "Aren't we all artists?!"
From an American point of view, I always considered true artists to be those who made a living off their artistic endeavors-painters, photographers, actors, etc.
In addition to his response, I was reminded of the story behind the great impressionist painter, Vincent Van Gogh. In the Montmartre District of Paris there's a plaque honoring him placed next to one of the apartments where he once lived.
Van Gogh did not make money from his art and was castigated as a failure and a madman (He cut off part of his ear and committed suicide by shooting himself in the chest).
While part of Van Gogh's story is tragic, there's also inspiration we can all draw from it. Despite not earning a living from his art, Van Gogh did work as an art dealer where he at least was connected to the field of his passion. He also persevered and produced more than 2000 works of art, the majority of which occurred during the last ten years of his life.
Depending on how you define "art", you may not see yourself as an artist or creative type but I'd beg to differ. I believe just like the local Parisian I talked with, we are all artists. We're all born with a creative spirit yet through time and age we either harness it, suppress it, or dismiss it.
From this experience, I now have a much broader view of art and creativity. Sure it can still include paintings, photography, music, and other traditional crafts deemed "art" but it can also include how you choose to clothe yourself, a meal you cook, a journal entry, the words and images from your your Facebook post.
It can include your powerpoint presentation at work, the manner in which you organize a meeting, or the persuasive manner in which you close a deal. In short, just because you don't draw an income from your creativity doesn't mean you're not expressing your own form of artistic expression.
