I went to a workshop at 4cats studio to try my hand at impressionism. It did not come easy. Our instructor asked us to do blobs and dashes and squiggles. And somehow it was supposed to look like a waterlily pond. Half-way through I was in complete despair. Now that it's over, I don't despise it. But I never did embrace the technique. I didn't commit to my blobs and squiggles. And it shows. Try, try again.