I was hoping for a variety of interpretations of "artist", and you didn't disappoint! Musicians, performers, craftspersons... I really enjoyed your visions of this topic. Judging was another story - so many subjective ways to see your entries.
In the end, here are the entries that best fit what I was looking for:
Honorable mentions (in no particular order):
In third place is Szczepan with the very moody, isolated vision of an artist lost in their own world:
For second place, I chose Arnie's image that suggests the innocent onset of someone's artistic journey:
Above all others, I loved the lighting and mood of Walter's image of this apparently experienced, comfortable gentleman very much at home in his element... creating.
Congrats, Walter. Show & Tell #605 is yours.