once upon a time, many years ago, there were painters, sculptors, poets, playwrights, potters and musicians. they worked alongside their fellow men and women and were respected and rewarded for the work they did.
but along came a wicked fairy, waved a magic wand, and covered them all in a thick layer of bull$hit. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" />
poof !(sorry, no pun intended) - they all turned into Artists.
and despite a lot of arty people kissing each other ever since - practically non-stop (and sometimes in quite inventive places) - nobody has yet figured out how to turn them all back.... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/disagree.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/disagree.gif" alt="" />
(oh, and do what you like with the galleries, i never go near them <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/devil.gif" alt="" /> )