Why create art?

The question asked, “why create art?” 

Has no one simple answer. 

I keep on painting, hoping to create 

Something beautiful, of which I can be proud, 

And with each one, when it’s done 

I feel, “Ah, this one; yes!” 

But later I come back and judge its flaws 

 Thinking it does not deserve recognition — 

Then, later still, with some, 

I return and see magnificence, 

And wonder if I’ll ever paint that well again: 

A never ending cycle 

 Of struggle, pride, embarrassment, 

Paint-overs and frustration, 

Marked with occasional and intermittent joy...