Larry Akers, he has been living in Austin for close to 50 years. He makes kinetic sculptures that play with the Morey effect. You might have seen his work at the Thinkery, the Austin Children’s Museum. He is a retired computer scientist and an example that you can start your art at any age. Larry has been making art for the past 12 years and recommends art to other STEM retirees. 

Tim McCool. He is most recently a pencil artist and he runs the gallery Good Luck Have Fun with his wife Kira. We talk about MFAs, art residencies, and how living a car-free lifestyle inspires his art.