I picked up my first paint brush December 2006.
I did two oils, and one acrylic. Then I discovered watercolor.
I love the way it dose what it wants. And I have to work with it's choice.
I was taught that art was a waist of time and money and the privet
school I attended did not have art. "How wrong my parents are."
In
Dec. 2006 I was visiting with my family in Florida when I saw a TV show
on PBS about painting with watercolor. I went to the local fine art
supply store and purchased everything I needed including a book on
watercolor. The gentleman behind the counter asked if I was a painter,
I said "no but I want to learn". Then he showed me how to layout my
palette and how to use the paint. After an hour I left and the rest of
the story is on watercolor paper.