10. You get to wear comfortable, paint-splattered clothes all day.

9. When you're young, it drives your parents crazy.

8. When you're an adult, it drives your children crazy.

7. You can blame your poverty on a higher purpose.

6. When you put your hair up with an old paintbrush people think you're fashion-forward.

5. If you get really lucky you never have to get an actual job.

4. You can use words like "synergy" and "polymorphism" and people think you know what you're talking about.

3. You can paint for an hour while you watch the soaps, take a long nap, and call it a day.

2. If no one understands you, you can blame it on artistic vision.

And the number one reason it's great to be an artist...

1. You might just meet a sexy art thief!