A Late Bloomer

This is Anna Mary Robertson. You may know her as Grandma Moses. Anna died in 1961 at 101 years of age. Do you feel like it's too late in life to take on new pursuits? Or maybe that now things are complicated and fast paced. Picking up a new hobby or talent is impossible. Please read on!
This is a piece of art Anna created around the 1940's. At 75 years of age she found her arthritis made her needlework impossible so she started painting. In 1938 her rural life style paintings were displayed in a drugstore window. Soon a collector saw her work and she was off to exhibit her work in New York. She went on to paint around 1,600 works and was quite popular right up until her death. Wow, way to go Anna.

I have to admit a twinge of jealously when I meet a 20 something artist who already is making progress in the art world. I think how successful they can be in 20 years. In 20 years I might be struggling with arthritis! But can I really complain? Absolutely not! I am doing what I love, what I always dreamed about as a kid. I will take a lesson from Anna and keep finding new things to learn and discover.