"The province of every human being"

In his book The Art Spirit, Robert Henri wrote, "Art, when really understood, is the province of every human being.  It is simply a question of doing things, anything, well.  It is not an outside, extra thing."

Everyone in this world has some artistic ability.  Obviously, not everyone sees himself as an artist.  In fact, a lot of people would scoff if someone implied that they were in any way artistic.  However, according to Henri, everyone has artistic abilities whether they want to or not.  It's a matter of recognizing art, really understanding it, and perhaps embracing it.  To create art does not necessarily mean a painting, a drawing, a symphony, or a building.  Doing anything well, doing anything beautifully, is art.  Loving well, cleaning well, performing a job well - perhaps this is why the phrase "the art of" (I consider it a cliche) has become a household phrase.  Apparently lots of people recognize doing things well as art in itself - the art of love, the art of cooking, the art of war, and so on.  Maybe it would be better to say that the process of doing things well is artful, not necessarily art itself.  For example, a clean house is not a piece of art; but the process of cleaning may be artful if it is done well.

However artistic a person may be, they may not be an artist, per se.  The artfulness must really be understood.  Only those who recognize the artfulness of an object or an action could be considered an artist.