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Painting Challenge: Night Sky

Painting Challenge: Mushrooms

Why are mushrooms so special?  Not only are they a key player in our ecosystem, they also boast an incredible diversity of shapes, colors, and textures.  From the whimsical and delicate to the bold and mysterious, mushrooms offer endless inspiration for artists. Painting challenge:  Mushrooms Include the hashtag #mushrooms in your Watercolor – Beginners and…
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Painting Challenge: Penguins

Let’s paint adorable penguins this week. They always make me smile. Painting challenge:  Penguins Include the hashtag #penguins in your Watercolor – Beginners and Beyond Facebook group post. Deadline November 24, 11:59 pm ET     Here are the details: Paint a penguin Entries must be posted in the Facebook group: Watercolor – Beginners and Beyond…
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Painting Challenge: Poppies

Honoring Remembrance Day, Armistice Day, and Veteran’s Day. The significance of poppies stems from the famous war poem: “In Flanders Fields,” by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, which describes the poppies growing amidst the graves of soldiers in World War I. Poppies were the first flowers to grow in the devastated battlefields of Europe. They serve…
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Painting Challenge: Stamps

Paint a postage stamp from your country — or tap into your creative imagination and design a stamp. Painting challenge:  Stamps Include the hashtag #Stamps in your Watercolor – Beginners and Beyond Facebook group post. Deadline November 10, 11:59 pm ET     Here are the details: Paint a stamp from your country, or design a…
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Painting Challenge: Backyard

Let’s go outside, and use your backyard, garden, or patio as inspiration for a painting! Or paint your dream yard! Painting challenge:  Backyard Include the hashtag #backyard in your Watercolor – Beginners and Beyond Facebook group post. Deadline November 3, 11:59 pm ET     Here are the details: Paint your backyard, garden, or patio.  Or…
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Painting Challenge: Ballerina

Capture the grace and elegance of a ballerina. Painting challenge:  Ballerina Include the hashtag #ballerina in your Watercolor – Beginners and Beyond Facebook group post. Deadline October 27, 11:59 pm ET     Here are the details: Paint a ballerina or ballet slippers. Entries must be posted in the Facebook group: Watercolor – Beginners and Beyond…
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