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Our Featured Artist: Anita Goss
Most of my life has been earning credentials in the field of nursing, and sneaking in art courses along the way. As a Ph.D, psychiatric nurse practitioner at the Tucson VA, I used art as
The Drawing Studio is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, creative learning organization that brings art and the benefits of creating art to the entire community. The Drawing Studio offers affordable fee-based and free classes and workshops, hosts events and exhibits, and fosters awareness of the positive effects of creativity on individuals. The mission is to inspire people of all ages and backgrounds to embrace art practice as a pathway to person growth and healthy community. PCOA and The Drawing Studio proudly partner to feature original work by older artists in Pima County in Never Too Late , celebrating and showcasing the creativity of older adults in our community.
a tool in therapy. It was always a dilemma for me to have a profession that pays the bill, or have thinness thrust upon me by “starving artist” syndrome. I decided to do both! The Drawing Studio has neem invaluable in helping me develop as an artist. I retired in 2015 and now I have the time to focus on my second career – artmaking! As an artist, I am drawn to natural things that often go unnoticed, like
The work featured on this issue’s cover, Intaglio . (full image above) leaves, shells, fossils, and weeds that grow between cracks. Appreciating the life in these elements and extending their life in an art form lifts my spirit.
PCOA Board of Directors Adaline Klemmedson, Chair Agnes Poore, RN, Vice Chair Estella Searcy, Secretary Robert Ramirez, Treasurer Members: Robert Bell, Immediate Past Chair Steve Borden
Beth Smith R. Wayne Wood M.D. David Yarger Title III Programs Advisory Council Frederick R. Eisele, Chair Wendy Ascher, Vice Chair Karla Bennington
Ava Butler Elizabeth Davidson Frederick R. Eisele ( Advisory Council Chair) Maxine Goldstein
Allan Gordon George Mairs
Ruth Sauer Karen Wulff PCOA President & CEO W. Mark Clark
Amy Levin Ron Meck Christina Noz Denise Richerson
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