I've been in retirement for several years now and have been involved in various exhibits. I am still discovering new techniques and abilities that I was not able to realize while I was working. I've been involved with an Artist group that works at the Botanical Gardens on a weekly basis. I'm learning about new plants and loving my own garden since I now have so much more knowledge about the plants and flowers that I paint. In addition, there are a group of woman artists that were also former teachers who come together on a regular basis to hash out art. It's such a vibrant, exuberant group that art just becomes infectious from one to the other. We have artists retreats in Bunyan's Cove and do various workshops on our own and at various venus.