For several months, I’ve been toying with the idea of learning some form of artistic expression. At very odd intervals, I’ll doodle something that really strikes a chord with me, but I don’t have a lot of confidence that I have much artistic talent, yet there’s a family heritage of creativity I’ve felt left out of except, possibly, for writing. So here’s ten reasons I’ve decided watercolors are the way to go:

1. My maternal grandmother does beautiful watercolors (I have three originals and several copies)
2. My mother has taken up the art and, though she hasn’t had much time to partake of it, she shows promise
3. If I take it up, that’s a third generation
4. It’s an area I haven’t explored since junior high or before, so it should tap into areas of my brain long neglected
5. I can do it with or without knees
6. If my hands or wrists become too crippled, I can lean to hold the brushes in my mouth
7. By holding brushes in my mouth, I can’t eat, so I could use it as a weight loss tool
8. I suspect it’s a hobby that can be engaged in with a variable monetary investment
9. It can be done alone or in a group;classes should be easy to find (although, I haven’t looked yet)
10. It might help bring out new approaches to my writing, thus improving it

I was in Hobby Lobby yesterday to arrange to have this year’s Gathering of Eagles lithograph (this year’s list of Eagles and the lithograph aren’t posted yet) framed. While I was there, I wandered around and thought about picking up some supplies. I quickly realized I didn’t know where to start. I decided to do some research first.