Painting Challenge: Paint this ref photo with non-dominant hand

Rocks have various shapes, sizes, and colors, making them interesting subjects for paintings.  They have unique textures, patterns, and details. Painting challenge:  Rocks Include the hashtag #Rocks in your Watercolor – Beginners and Beyond Facebook group post. Deadline June 21, 2024 , 11:59 pm ET     Here are the details: Share a painting of rocks…

We recently had a challenge to do a continuous line portrait of a person.  This week’s challenge is to do a continuous line pet portrait.   Keep your pen on the paper to do the complete drawing.  When you lift your pen, the drawing is done!   Then add watercolor. Painting challenge:  Continuous Line Pet Portrait Include…

Red roofs are so colorful in a landscape… that pop of red! Painting challenge:  Red Roof Include the hashtag #RedRoof in your Watercolor – Beginners and Beyond Facebook group post. Deadline June 7, 2024 , 11:59 pm ET     Here are the details: Paint a red roof Sponsored by Krzysztof Kowalski, https://www.esperoart.com Entries must be…

Let’s paint Bears.  Brown bears, black bears, polar bears, Panda Bears, even teddy bears! Painting challenge:  Bears Include the hashtag #bears in your Watercolor – Beginners and Beyond Facebook group post. Deadline May 31, 2024 , 11:59 pm ET     Here are the details: Paint a bear Sponsored by Christy Bartholomew, Artistic Ideals Studio Entries…

May 20 is World Bee Day.  Three out of four crops across the globe depend on bees and other pollinators.   Not only do bees contribute directly to food security, they are key to conserving biodiversity. To recognize the importance of bees, we will paint bees this week! Painting challenge:  World Bee Day Include the hashtag…

Let’s paint ravens!  Here are some interesting facts about ravens: they are highly intelligent, have problem-solving skills, capable of using tools (they can use sticks, stones to help them obtain food or access hard-to-reach places.)  They are social birds, often form tight-knit family groups, and are known to engage in playful behavior. Painting challenge:  Ravens…