I'm just a beginner,,,,,, but it was love at first brush stroke!!! I took my first watercolor lesson about 10 years ago, on a whim, just to see and to experiment. My very first attempt produced an abstract flower and I fell in love with it; and it still remains my favorite piece. So much so, that 3 years later, I took it out of the frame and added more details. There's so much to learn, so much to do! Painting, and taking pictures to use as reference material, has really opened my eyes to Mother Nature - truly the greatest artist of all. I...more