I AM A 74 YEAR OLD MALE, RETIRED,MARRIED, AND EMPLOYED PART TIME.  HAVE BEEN PAINTING FOR SOME THIRTY YEARS BUT ONLY RECENTLY STARTED BACK AFTER AN EXTENDED HIATUS, NOT FROM INCARCERATION BUT SELF IMPOSED.  PREFER IMPRESSIONIST STYLE AND PORTRAITURE.  DON'T HAVE ANYTHING AGAINST ABSTRACT, BUT JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND IT OTHER THAN COLOR HARMONY .  MY TRAINING IN ALL ARTISTIC MODES WAS  ORCHESTRA IN HIGH SCHOOL(CLARINET), GUITAR AT HOME BY DAD, PIANO BY BANGING ON THE KEYS, "MUD SHOP" IN HIGH SCHOOL,  ONE SUMMER IN OIL PAINTING BY A GENTLEMAN FROM SOUTH GEORGIA THAT EARNED A GOOD LIVING BY REPAIRING  OTHER PEOPLE'S PAINTINGS.  HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT TAKING MORE LESSONS IN PAINTING BUT CAN'T AFFORD THE COST.