Art is to each, so I would not argue with you about your creative experience or how you obtain it. But, I have never had “artist block.” I love what I do, which always leaves me open to imagination and creativity. So I do not have to turn the emotional spicket on and off to get what I want.   That does not make art any less of art or fradulent by any means.

 

When a teacher many a student would ask, “What should I do?”  Many felt that inspiration was something tangible they had to go look for and find so they could record that great masterpiece that would propel them to fame.     

 

Rembrandt was famous not because he was a good painter or a great artist, but because he made a mistake as a businessman. 

 

A professional has spent so much time learning the trade all is second nature for them. It isn’t fraud, it is experience turned into talent. You do not need gut wrenching events in your life to create good or great art work. Rarely does a “gut wrenching high riding wave,” give you the masterpiece you seek. If you spend your life around great artists you may find that out.

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