FYI, the first "art" was the "art of war." It could be said that cooking is an art, dancing is an art, parenthood is an art, etc. etc. If we're going to try to define art and / or justify the generalization that "everyone is an artist" in some way, we're never going to agree. There's just too many divergent possibilities for which cases can be made. I suppose that there are a few people out there who are physical and mental vegetables who, quite honestly, don't or can't excel at anything -- so a blanket generalization like that can't hold up, anyway. But as for the general possibilities, they range as far as our imaginations, so that argument is a little more than any of us can chew. Might want to save ourselves the frustration and give that tangent a rest. Take care; Chas