Baby with rowan. September Painting

I did not choose watercolor painting. But watercolor painting chose me. After graduating from university, I worked in a printing house as a designer for several years. I was successful at my workplace, but the office atmosphere did not match my freedom-loving nature. I quit my job and became a freelancer. I studied three-dimensional programs on my own and worked in the computer games industry for 15 years. My child grew up. I saw that he plays a lot of computer games. I was not sure if I was doing something good for the children. I left my work. It was a shock for my family. I started retouching and colorizing old photos remotely. I met an excellent customer from the USA. For several years we restored old photos of American baseball players. We did a great job. Next my customer began to encourage me to paint watercolors of American baseball players. Watercolor portrait! Its impossible. Watercolor is not suitable for portraits. I was sure that it was impossible. But I did not want to lose the job. I had to agree. I had some of the most difficult months in my life. I forced myself to learn painting with watercolor. I did not expect that I would succeed, but still I hoped that I could manage. A few months later I had a product for my client. We made 96 watercolor portraits for one year. All of them were purchased by collectors. I received touching letters from the relatives of the baseball players. I think that we did an excellent job. I had a very sharp transition to traditional artists. Painting is an element that has a very powerful effect on a person. It took me away and I had to use all my willpower to control it. I do not need additional incentives for inspiration. Yet I have to make an effort to focus on everyday things. I immerse myself in the process of painting. I love the characters I paint. I feel their joys and sorrows. It is amazing.