Dabbling in Watercolours

You may remember when I was in Baltimore I wrote about finding a little art store and stocking up on watercolour paints. That was more than a month ago now and I have to say I am very happy with my investment. 

Usually I tend to get very excited about starting a new project and spend lots of time thinking about it and even planning only to give up on it shortly after starting. It's not that I am fickle or easily bored, I mean I can find entertainment in very simple things for hours. The problem is that often the actual activity does not live up to the expectations I created. Also just because you want to like something doesn't mean that you will. 

However so far I have really enjoyed playing with these paints. I have to call it playing since unfortunately it turns out I am not an undiscovered genius artist. At the same time the enjoyment and relaxation that I have gotten out of these paints is priceless, so I am very glad I bought them.

I guess the point of this post is that if you have a bit of a curious desire to start a new hobby or activity don't be deterred. Don't worry if you are a habitual hobby starter who can't seem to follow them through. I think this is just pent up creative energy that is looking for an outlet. And who knows, maybe this will be the hobby you finally stick to ;-)

Here is some of my dabbling so far. There is a lot of room for improvement, which means more painting for me, yay!