An artist in DC - imagine that! (Part II)

(see Part I)

So, it turns out the main message in the Post magazine story is an inspiring one. It's about the irrepressible urge to create. This man teaches all day and then, every night, descends into his basement studio for all-night art sessions - carving, painting, drawing, using any surface he can find. As a kid, he apparently drew on the walls. This man is oozing art, and it's an inspiration for anyone who thinks you need to have a certain set of circumstances in place in order to be an artist.

The author's emphasis on the importance of "making it" in New York is still annoying, but luckily, her profile shows, wittingly or not, how for some artists, "making it" just means making the art.