"I had never painted a day in my life before I joined this class," said Marilou Perry as she stood in front of her three showcased pieces in the Dawson County Senior Center's 8th annual "Art by the Young at Heart" art show on Saturday. "Two years ago a neighbor told me about the senior center art class, and I've been going ever since," Perry said. Perry was chosen by the class instructor to be the featured artist at the art show.