Painting Challenge: Ksenia Annis Week

Weekly Painting Challenge Winners 2023 December 2023 Challenge Announced Painting challenge link Sponsored by / prizes Winners 1 Dec 2023 Painting Challenge: Snowglobe Darren Yeo: Watercolour Essentials course Natascia Mantellassi 8 Dec 2023 Painting Challenge: Holiday Card Charity Washko:  7 Princeton Aqua Elite flat brushes Nancy Jensen Ivan Dona McBride Roberts Christine Swysen Karen Kiernan…

Stained glass has been made since ancient times, first as wares (cups, vases), then to windows.  This week’s challenge is to… Paint stained glass. Include the topic hashtag in your Watercolor – Beginners and Beyond Facebook group post: #stainedglass Deadline January 20, 2023, 11:59 pm ET Stained glass has always been one of my favorite…

Leverage technology to help you create Pop Art, generate outlines, and visualize a painting:   If the old masters had access to today’s technology, would they use it?    I think they would.   Let’s turn back time and see what devices were used hundreds of years ago: Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675)  is believed to have used the…

Graham Berry must be tired of the cold, dreary weather and has asked us to… Paint the beach. Include the topic hashtag in your Watercolor – Beginners and Beyond Facebook group post: #onthebeach Deadline January 13, 2023, 11:59 pm ET Here are some recipes for mixing a sand color.  Sand isn’t a dark value, so…

It’s the end of the year.  Take a few minutes to look at all the art you created in 2022.  Celebrate your accomplishments! Share your favorite 2022 paintings. Include the topic hashtag in your Watercolor – Beginners and Beyond Facebook group post: #2022Favorites Deadline January 6, 2023, 11:59 pm ET This is one of my…

January 31, 2023:  This campaign is closed and emails being sent out to the matches.   Over 400 people responded with a fairly equal amount of those who can share, and those who need.  THANKS to all for being so generous.  We will do this again in the future. This is a KINDNESS Initiative to help…