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Thursday
Aug192010

AARP Features Adults who Turned to Art Later in Life

AARP has recently featured the article, Find Your Inner Genius: Late-blooming artists reveal how they tapped their creative talents – and how you can too.  Find out how these adults turned to art later in life including Mack Orr a.k.a. Daddy Mack, who picked up the guitar at 45 to become a blues guitarist, or abstract painter, Audrey Phillips, 54, who turned to art after her mother’s murder and now is an award-winning artist.  Read the Online Article  and the Digital Edition.

As a follow up to the article, AARP also featured a video highlighting Gay Hanna, PhD, MFA, exploring creativity and aging.  Watch the video now!

 

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Reader Comments (1)

I wish I could get my grandmother to be more creative at her age. She just sits around her house and rarely wants to go anywhere. She also refuses to sell her 3 story townhome and move into a ranch style home. She's so stubborn.

September 4, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterNecie the Milk & Mocha Gal

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