Retirement brought my interest in doing art to the forefront. We had always gone to art fairs and bought art. I took a local group art class and was pleasantly suprised at the final result. There were 2 art groups in the area and I joined both; continued to work on art; collected and read books about making art. Finding I still had an interest in art and school, I went to the local Junior College and took 4 art classes. Both local groups have had classes and several with recognized artists that I have taken. My first juried show in Batesville accepted one of my art works.