Being an artist must be pretty cool but creating art must be super tough.
Yeah, i bet! I feel like abstract compositions actually take a lot of thought and time.
You could even argue that writers are artists too but they are up for just as much criticism as other artists.
Right! Writing takes a lot of creativity! Especially organizing information into different paragraphs and sections.
The word is also derived from the french word "artiste".
Wow! Is there a certain time period when art was started?
Artists have been around for so long practicing art that it is hard to ascertain. 
Right! I think of Vincent Van Gogh, he's been famous for a long time! 
Oh yeah, he was quite the artist and he demonstrated it very well.
Yes! I like "The Starry Night" painting. That's my favorite of his.