Toonces the cat who could paint (just not very well)

Why I created my own palette configuration: I like a large well for my paint to make it easier to use a large brush. I like the well to be slanted so I can mix up a bunch of paint and have it easy to sop up with a brush. I like separate mixing areas. …

Let’s paint fruit.  Any kind of fruit!   The colors and textures will be great to see! Paint fruit.      Include the topic hashtag in your Watercolor – Beginners and Beyond Facebook group post: #fruit Deadline June 17, 2022, 11:59 pm ET It could be a bowl of fruit, a single apple… a banana taped…

We’re going to dive into this week’s challenge!   Sorry for the bad pun… I couldn’t resist.  🙂 Paint an underwater scene.      Include the topic hashtag in your Watercolor – Beginners and Beyond Facebook group post: #underwater Deadline June 10, 2022, 11:59 pm ET This could be fish, dolphins, scuba divers, plants, coral, a…

  Paint a statue, monument, or headstone.      Include the topic hashtag in your Watercolor – Beginners and Beyond Facebook group post: #statues Deadline June 3, 2022, 11:59 pm ET This challenge is to paint a statue, monument, or headstone.   There are plenty of subjects around:  human, animal, fantasy.  Here are a few reference photos you…

It’s time to get out your extra strength reading glasses… and paint small.  Really small.  🙂 Paint a TINY painting.      Include the topic hashtag in your Watercolor – Beginners and Beyond Facebook group post: #tinypainting Deadline May 27, 2022, 11:59 pm ET We’ve done this challenge before and it’s so fun to see…

This week’s challenge was suggested by Chrissy Jennings.  Glass!   It could be a vase, wine glass, drinking glass, jars, anything made with glass. Paint glass.      Include the topic hashtag in your Watercolor – Beginners and Beyond Facebook group post: #glasspainting Deadline May 20, 2022, 11:59 pm ET To see amazing watercolor paintings of…