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I have always agreed that we are blessed What I do know, however, is that I am not an artist — no matter with excellent arts — never giving a thought to how one wants to define art or artists. I am now also convinced that Rick Briscoe whether I knew exactly what was meant by “arts I will find neither a concise nor conclusive definition of art. Yet, I community.” I just know that there is a lot of art in this community, recognize that I can enjoy art in its many forms, even without being and there are many artists creating it for the rest of us to enjoy, or not. able to define it, and even if I don’t have any special level of expertise. It is the “not” that moved me to seek more clarity. A So, if your artistic inclination is like mine, don’t shy away from controversy arose recently over the public display of a painting the arts just because others may seem to have more knowledge or outside a private art gallery and I wasn’t sure how I felt about it. I expertise in this area. 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