Is there anything he can't do?

A couple of weekends ago John decided to try his hand at oil painting, something he has talked about for years. We had seen a starter kit at Hobby Lobby that had the basics you would need, ie:paint, some brushes, an informational DVD,etc. So we bought the kit and one canvas and waited about three months to find a weekend when there wasn't 6 thousand things going on, and that weekend finally came!

The kids were pretty excited about this as well, so he had lots of company to start! When it was finally time for bed they wanted to be sure that the painting would still be in the house in the morning, and that he wouldn't be giving it away over night. The funny things that kids worry about!

It took him about 2 1/2 hours from the time he brought everything to the counter until clean up was complete. Not bad for a maiden voyage. As it turns out, he VERY much enjoyed himself and it seems he has another hobby. I love to watch him do things that make him so happy. Of course, the perfectionist side of him was frustrated throughout the process and at the end as I sat in awe and watched the picture develop before my eyes. How many people can watch a DVD and essentially repeat the process simultaneously? Not me, anyway. He has always been an artist at heart.

So Golf and Oil painting. John clearly has expensive taste in his hobbies! It would seem noteworthy to mention that we have since purchased 9 more canvas( they happened to be 50% of last week) more brushes and paint (thank you EBAY) and a few additional supplies. Let the fun, and the masterpieces, begin!!