I’ve always admired *ANYONE* that can paint or draw. 

I saw this post [HERE](https://steemit.com/art/@opheliafu/crocosmia-and-lavender) among all the others, of course.

My efforts amount to those weird little dragons or ponies with funny-shaped heads etc… 

@s0u1 bought me a set of pens and they arrived yesterday. I had a proper go with them today, after @opheliafu gave me a bit of advice.

http://i.imgur.com/mBWki2e.jpg

So, I opened up Google and typed in watercolour cornflowers and an array of wonderful images opened up. 

I chose one and sat down to having a go, like @opheliafu advised.

This was the first colour I put onto paper – black. Three circles made up of random dots.

http://i.imgur.com/Vh3hxsI.jpg

Weird little stars – but the colour is pretty…

http://i.imgur.com/0OKyDch.jpg

They don’t look like stalks, do they? I figured I should put them in so I’m not smudging the flower part later.

http://i.imgur.com/kvcte5S.jpg

Cornflowers have feathered edges to their petals, so that’s what I did. I added to the weird little stars and made the edges spikey. 

http://i.imgur.com/bcOk7tu.jpg

I added a bit more black.

http://i.imgur.com/idrA4dr.jpg

And a bit more green…

http://i.imgur.com/0ZWD6VK.jpg

And some more…

http://i.imgur.com/UMo8Mej.jpg

These pens are watercolour pens with brush tips, so blending colours and/or using water is what they do best.

http://i.imgur.com/8qLGAzu.jpg

Second flower gets the water treatment.

http://i.imgur.com/akAWhDk.jpg

And the third.

http://i.imgur.com/fEEojhM.jpg

And to finish off, I added more water to *all* of it!

http://i.imgur.com/HfYS2xY.jpg

Thanks @opheliafu – I really enjoyed my art lesson, even though you probably don’t remember teaching me ;)

Today I Learned - not to be afraid of the paintbrush!