Inspire Me Thursdy and Conquering Fear

I tried and tried to do something monochromatic, and I just don't like anything I painted. This was the closest...fishing in a coral pond.


In Cathy Johnson's book First Steps in Painting Watercolors she has a Fear Conquering Exercise #2 on page 33. I tried this here. Don't think I conquered any fears, though. I am still unsure of what I am doing.