My watercolor journey, 2019-2020

This week, we’re going delightfully small and analog. Your challenge is simple: paint anything you want on a postcard‑sized piece of paper — 4×6 inches (about 10×15 cm).  Think of it as a tiny pause button in your week. A moment to slow down, breathe, and stay connected in a very real, very human way. A…

This week’s challenge is simple and sunny — paint something where yellow is the predominant color.  Need ideas? Try sunflowers, lemons, bananas, rubber ducks, or a glowing yellow sky. Let yellow take the lead. Watercolor challenge:  Yellow Here are the details: Share a painting with yellow as the predominant color Sponsored by Diann Zimmerman, https://patreon.com/diannzimmerman  Prize…

Tropical birds are nature’s little fireworks — bold shapes and joyful colors.   Choose any tropical bird that inspires you: a macaw, toucan, flamingo, quetzal, sun conure, or any tropical bird. Paint it loose, detailed, tiny, abstract — your style, your way. Tropical birds are nature’s permission to use bold, bright colors. Hot pinks, electric blues,…

This week we’re painting penguins — those charming, tuxedo‑wearing wonders of the Southern Hemisphere. They’re irresistible to watch and even more fun to paint.  Their simple, rounded shapes make them perfect for loose, intuitive painting.  And honestly… they just make you smile.  Whether you paint a single penguin, a pair leaning into the wind, or a…

This week, we’re keeping it simple, fun, and surprisingly magical: Paint anything you want using only TWO colors.  That’s it — two tube colors, two pans, two watercolor pencils. You can mix them, glaze them, layer them, or let them dance side by side. ✨ Make sure to share the two colors you used when you…

This week, we’re diving into negative painting — one of my favorite ways to slow down, look closely, and let the subject appear almost like magic.  So what is negative painting? It’s painting everything around the object, instead of painting the object itself. You build the world around it — the shadows, the shapes, the spaces…