This group was started because many artists in Austin are less interested in chatting about their art (though it's loads of fun and will be part of all future meetups) and more interested in creating and selling it. The purpose of the group is to develop new venues to display and sell visual art. The people who will join this group are primarily working artists who may not make a living or work full-time at it, but have ambitions to do so or at least keep art as a major part of their lives.

Take painting or drawing lessons on a flexible schedule. 1-3pm on most Saturdays at Hobby Lobby Northwest. $15 per two hour lesson/class. Learn watercolor, oil, acrylic or pencil drawing. Everyone is on their own self paced course. For more information: http://www.marketingdesignsolutions.net/artlessons/ Instructor has over 17 years art instruction experience. Fine arts degrees U.T. Austin. Over 30 years painting/drawing experience. Go to Photos on the menu and view the student's and instructors …