My New Hobby...

My new hobby of the last few months has been dabbling with watercolour painting.

I have never been into art before, well apart from photography, so it's all extremely new to me.

I started off with blobby birds, which I have tweaked and fiddled around with for many weeks.

Today I tried something new.

An owl.

It's taken a while to get a feeling for how the paints work, finding the right paper and brushes.

The many tutorial videos on YouTube I've watched make it look so incredibly easy.

Easy it isn't!

The owl is my favourite piece so far.

And I tried something different.

While the watercolor paint was still wet I used a black acrylic pen to add a bit of a contrast.

I wasn't prepared for how this would run, but I am thrilled with the result.

Obviously, I just had to start with something natural, and birds seem to be the perfect subject.

My attempt at trees is totally abstract, I really don't know what I am doing, but I had a go. 

And that in my point of view is the whole reason of trying something new.

It doesn't have to be perfect, just simply have a go, and let go of any expectations.

It's incredibly relaxing and fun.

I do wonder how this hobby will unfold over the coming months and perhaps years...