Keeping your mind and body sharp is important throughout our entire lives, but it becomes even more important as you age. While staying physically fit is important for your health, finding a creative outlet keeps your mind strong while also expanding your horizons. Painting provides a fun, new hobby that sharpens your mind and delivers numerous health benefits. PERSEVERANCE Art is the obvious arena for self-expression. With every art piece a student creates, they are using their creativity, vision, dreams, wonder, and sense of the world. SELF-EXPRESSION Studying and practicing each type of art takes a great deal of focus. Understanding various types of art takes fine-tuned observation. When creating art, you must be aware of all of your surroundings and observe objects as they are presented before you. SMOOTH PAINTING EXPERIENCE The brushes glide smoothly on canvas pads for painting and hold a good amount of liquid. This means more painting and less refilling, thus giving artists more time to indulge in their work.