to start with drawing as a foundation. That said, think about what medium pulls at you. I could tell you that pottery is the way to go, but if you don’t like the feel of wet clay or care about pottery in general, you won’t get much out of it.
I use watercolors because I love to watch how they can mix and move. I also love texture and know that collage, felting, and a return to weaving are likely in my future. (Plus, it’s good to have a lot of projects as watercolor can take time to dry or needs you to walk away for a bit while thinking over the next move. Otherwise you might do what I do which is jump back in too soon on a painting and make a mess.)
I have been getting books on loan through the library system and at cheap resale stores. I also have hundreds of Pinterest pins and YouTube vids on drawing and watercolor. If you decide to go with this medium, just holler and I will share some videos and book titles with you. 
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