NLP part 1 due Jan 31, 2022 If you would be interested in seeing my previous blog post on my benchmarks, please click here To view the video of my benchmark creative process,  please click here 

As part of the planning, I have selected five resources to access, each with a different focus and style.  As painting with watercolors falls under visual arts, I selected some YouTube videos and a blog that also contains instructional videos.  I am by no means promoting one website over the other but rather the visuals, clarity of instruction, and presentation of materials all played a role in my decisions. Easy Watercolor Painting Ideas for Beginners Step by Step  - YouTube Watercolor Lessons for Beginners  - YouTube How and Where to Start with Watercolor Painting for Beginners  - YouTube Water Color Affair  -site with blog, videos, and resources Clementine Creative - Watercolour Painting Tutorials

When first starting a project, or, in my case, a new skill, you need to know what you know and what you don't.  In education, we call it establishing a baseline.  Below is my baseline. For a full production of my first attempt, please click here.   ** Please note that the music in my production is; Rampal, J.P., et al. 1995. Concerto for Flute and String Orchestra in G major (V/4): II. Adagio (song). Catalan Flute Music of the 18th Century. Sony Classical (Composer Joan Baptista Pla ca. 1720–1773 ) Based on this, there is definitely a need for lessons and skills. 

 A very good place to start. (Thank you, Rogers and Hammerstein, 1959) Choosing what to learn is huge.  I love to learn and would like to think that I am always trying new things: new recipes, new crafts, new authors.  When having to choose, I felt like I was given the world and I don't know what to do with it.  I first began to think about all the things I would like to learn, but then quickly realized that I have tried most of them (some successful, some less so). When I wanted to learn to bake bread, I spent an evening with some lovely ladies and we explored making Challah and I was hooked.  When I wanted to learn to do stained glass, I took a course through my municipality.  I see a trend. I am a teacher so I associate learning with being taught by someone.  Learning on my own and through social media is a new experience.   So where to start? I have many likes and many things I would like to try.  It was then that I realized one thin...