On retiring in early 2008, I wanted to learn to paint and to play the electric guitar. I found painting first, through a hands-on watercolor course in 2009, and I discovered that the discipline presents such enjoyable challenges and benefits that I haven't yet gotten around to the guitar. My work uses watercolor paints and pencil, colored pencil, pen and ink, and other water compatible media. I am still learning to draw accurately, and amazingly this is very important to me.