Now that you have the time and the inclination, you want to add some deeper meaning to your life. You’ve always enjoyed art, so why not make some of your own? The nice people at the art supply store ask pertinent questions and offer to outfit you with the right equipment and ever-ready advice.
You think acrylic paints are perfect medium for a traditional canvas painting and your heart is set on your course.
The idea jells in your mind: you’ll study abstract art! It may good for the full-time student who wants to pursue it, you say, but your taste runs to abstract art.