I love painting miniatures. It's a kind of meditation for me.. the attentional to detail. It's a little bit like pruning a bonsai tree.

The community at http://www.reddit.com/r/minipainting is wonderful and always willing to provide constructive feedback if you ask genuinely. Also http://www.coolminiornot.com to see some of the amazing work other people are doing (or just to feel bad about your own).