My retirement from four-decades of human resources management came in February, 2005. Soon after, I became intenselyinterested in water color painting, having dabbled in it a bit through the years. I started putting in eight-hour days studyingpainting and learning basic skills needed to pursue this path. The library had the books and videos needed and I took awater color class with a nationally-known artist. Painting was my everyday passion from early 2005 until sometime in late 2010. I painted well over 400 pieces, participatedin art shows, joined the...more