I like to write and enjoy sharing my opinions.

My passion is ...

art and music

I know too much about ...

Lord of the Rings

My parents always told me ...

do what you love

My childhood ambition ...

to be an Egyptologist

My favorite memory ...

visiting the Louvre

Why I write ...

because I can't NOT write

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

it changes a lot

My first job ...

telesurveyer... ugh

My best moment ...

thinking of a very special diary for my friends and me

My inspiration ...

shiny things

Arts & Humanities > Arts & Humanities (Other) Is artistic skill natural or learned?

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As the daughter of an art professor, and someone who has been around art and artists all her life, I believe this question cannot be answered simply with one word, "natural" or "learned." To be a successful artist, one must have at least some natural skill in the first place. As with any career or activity, achieving success begins with a natural inclination towards that activity. This may be less apparent with other trades than with art, but is nonetheless still valid.

Artistic ability in those naturally gifted appears at an early age, generally. Drawing, painting, taking pictures-thes...

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