My main love is music - generally 60s-80s, rock, blues and even some classical. I'll talk more about that on the music thread.

A couple of years ago I started going along to an art group. I'd always had thoughts about wanting to learn but never thought I was any good or had any talent. Someone at work invited me to join their group and I risked it, going. We are a very casual group mostly doing whatever we want but there is some tuition. (Incidentally our leader/organiser is from the US, Alabama or Mississippi I think - been here in New Zealand for over 50 years.) With some help from her I found I could draw a bit, got interested in watercolour and then found pastels which is what I like doing at the moment. I hated pastels at first until shown what to do!