I took 10 years off from doing any visual art.  Well ... not exactly 10 years.  I did draw casually - in my notebooks, on the edges of loose papers, marginalia, etc.

Then, I decided to jump right in and take a life drawing class this fall and spring. 

It's feels good to do things you aren't good at or that you used to be good at.  Rust accumulates.  You can scrub it off with a little work and the ability to laugh at yourself.

Now I am painting and drawing.  Who knows what will happen or where it will lead.  I certainly don't.