Wind and spray facing artist by lake (7)
I believe the answer is:
mistral
'wind' is the definition.
(mistral is a kind of wind)
'spray facing artist by lake' is the wordplay.
'spray' becomes 'mist' (misting is a kind of spraying).
'facing' says to put letters next to each other.
'artist' becomes 'RA' (Royal Academician, member of Royal Academy of Arts).
'by' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'lake' becomes 'L' (geographical abbreviation).
'mist'+'ra'+'l'='MISTRAL'
'and' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for mistral that I've seen before include "Strong north wind of southern France" , "French wind" , "A harsh blow" , "Cold dry wind in southern France" , "Strong cold dry wind" .)