Steps to becoming a submerging artist

To become a submerging artist you must:
  • Be over 50 years old
  • Never have attended art school or left prematurely after arguing with a lecturer over principle
  • Know how to spell Caravaggio without looking it up
  • Detest being curated
  • Think that grant is a man's name
  • Never been seen wearing white sand shoes
  • Think that mentor is a mint flavoured European sweet
  • Strive for originality
  • Not possess thick framed spectacles with square lenses and angular sides
  • Believe that art should be accessible
Feel free to add your own criteria...