I think you are mistaken. What about a popular activity like life drawing? It's an extremely generic task in a sense, but you always end up with a product that's specific to you and to the circumstances of the model, pose etc. It's not a field where a lot of innovation takes place but just maintaining the existing traditions is enough to make it worthwhile.
In fact, as a postgrad studying on a visual art course, the obsession with newness in the culture of art is something I'm beginning to tire of. It seems to serve metonymically as a sign of "youth" which is of course something perennially desirable but not really intellectually a big deal. If you look at the hobbies of retired people you see a different emphasis, which is probably a wiser one.
In fact, as a postgrad studying on a visual art course, the obsession with newness in the culture of art is something I'm beginning to tire of. It seems to serve metonymically as a sign of "youth" which is of course something perennially desirable but not really intellectually a big deal. If you look at the hobbies of retired people you see a different emphasis, which is probably a wiser one.