Thanx for your post Sukeys. Costa Rica is full of retired and not retired artists. I've heard of a artist colony in Ciudad Colon but never figured out where exactly.
The best way to find out if Costa Rica is the right place for you to retire is to do our retirement tours that we are starting in 2008, check it out at
www.retirementtourscr.com If you have any other questions, feel free to ask. I'll try to find out where that artist colony is.