Watercolor Challenge: Candles

This week’s theme is candles—a deceptively simple subject that offers endless opportunities for growth and creativity.  Whether you paint a single flickering flame or a cluster of glowing tapers, let this week’s challenge be a study in light, patience, and atmosphere. Watercolor challenge:  Candles Here are the details: Share your paintings of candles Sponsored by…

The Northern and Southern Lights appear when charged particles from the sun collide with gases in Earth’s atmosphere near the poles, creating glowing waves of color—like nature’s own brushstrokes across the sky. With dazzling sightings of the Northern Lights lighting up the news recently, we’re channeling that cosmic magic into this week’s challenge: Paint the…

Umbrellas are more than just rainy-day companions—they’re perfect muses for artists! Their bold shapes, playful patterns, and dramatic shadows offer endless possibilities. Whether you capture a solitary umbrella in a storm or a colorful cluster dancing in the sun, this week’s theme invites you to explore movement, mood, and magic in your art. Watercolor challenge: …

This week, let’s fill the group with poppies in honor of Remembrance Day.  Observed on November 11th, marks the end of World War I.  Poppies became the symbol of Remembrance Day because they grew on the battlefields of World War I and were immortalized in the poem “In Flanders Fields.” Around the world, this day…

We’re turning everyday intersections into vibrant inspiration. Your challenge: paint a traffic light—any style, any setting, any mood. Whether it’s glowing in the rain, nestled in a cityscape, or standing solo against a sunset, stoplights offer bold shapes, rhythmic color, and a surprising emotional punch. Watercolor challenge:  Traffic Light Here are the details: Share your…

It’s time to conjure up your spookiest, silliest, and most spellbinding Halloween-inspired art! Whether you’re painting eerie trees, glowing jack-o’-lanterns, dancing skeletons, or adorable ghosts, this week is all about Halloween.   Did you know Jack-o’-lanterns were originally carved from turnips in Ireland? Watercolor challenge:  Halloween Here are the details: Share your Halloween-themed paintings  Sponsored by …