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A humorous look at the things you do that indicate you're an artist. Complete the Sentence...

You're thinking...

You know you're an artist when you and guy friends see a cute girl and you and they all are like, "Dayummmmmmm.." but, in your mind actually thinking, "I would love to draw her. I wonder if she models?"
—Guest DMK

You Must be an Artist if

..if you are using your finger to draw a person's face in the air, without even realizing that your doing it.
—Guest Chidori

You Must Be an Artist If...

...when you ask your wife to get undressed the only thing you take out is your brush.
—Guest Joe Z

You must be an artist because...

... when you go out to the seafood bar your friends and family ask "how many oyster/clam shells do you want to save?".
—Guest Susan Walker Art

Dreaming

...if the colors in your dreams are labeled. You might not 'see' blue but the little label says Prussian blue....
—catinski

Confidence, Confidence and Confidence!

You must be an artist if you have, above all, a strong sense of self-esteem.
—yover

You Must Be an Artist If

You must be artist if you cut a piece of fur from your cat and take to art class because you can't get the right color without it.
—Guest Jo

Dazed and Confused

Everything that you when you are not painting, you are doing in an unfocussed fog -- until finally you get to start painting and finally care enough to see the light!
—Guest Catherine

Silver Skin

...you have a stripe of silver on the side of your hand from pencil lead.
—Guest Zeph

If...

your family keeps asking you when you'll get a "real" job.
—Guest nikiblack

You Must Be an Artist If...

... you have 74 pictures on your cell phone of chickens that you took at the state's fair to paint from!
—Guest Sharon

Dog Artist

You know you're an artist if your dog has had an opportunity to paint your walls with his tail after wagging over your oil palette.
—Guest lori

You Must Be an Artist If...

...while painting, you go several hours without eating or drinking and not even realize that you're hungry. (I call it the artists' diet!)
—Guest Cassandra

You Must be an Artist if

...you're always thinking about what to paint or new techniques and color and stay focused on your painting.
—Guest Marie Hamby

You Must Be an Artist if...

...you study complete strangers' faces to see how the light casts shadows in a particular setting, and they catch you staring at them.
—Lokerose

Complete the Sentence...

You Must Be an Artist If...

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