Painting Challenge: Doors

Let’s show our support for Turkey and Syria by painting their national flowers.   If you can donate to help the relief efforts, please do. Paint tulips or jasmine. Include the topic hashtag in your Watercolor – Beginners and Beyond Facebook group post: #FlowersForHope Deadline March 3, 2023, 11:59 pm ET Here are the details: Paint…

Thanks to Graham Berry for suggesting and sponsoring this week’s challenge: Transportation. Include the topic hashtag in your Watercolor – Beginners and Beyond Facebook group post: #transportation Deadline February 24, 2023, 11:59 pm ET Here are the details: Paint any type of transportation (bus, car, airplane, train, bicycle, boat, tractor, unicycle, etc.) Entries must be…

This is a special mini-challenge, deadline February 15. Share Valentine’s Day art.  Include the topic hashtag in your Watercolor – Beginners and Beyond Facebook group post: #Valentines2023 Deadline February 15, 2023, 11:59 pm ET  I painted this from a tutorial on Lynn D. Pratt’s Patreon.        What is the prize?    This special…

This is a FUN and educational challenge on… Color mixing.  Learn and have fun?!   It’s a win-win! Include the topic hashtag in your Watercolor – Beginners and Beyond Facebook group post: #ColorMixing Deadline February 17, 2023, 11:59 pm ET Here are the details: Use any colors and mix together Label the color name and brand…

Venice watercolor tutorial. Since we have a Venice painting challenge this week, I wanted to make a tutorial for beginners. This is great for beginners.   It is easier than it looks.   I promise.    Give it a try.  🙂 Materials used: Colors:  Daniel Smith Quin Sienna, Perylene Violet, Alizarin Crimson, Scarlet Lake, Indigo, Cobalt Blue,…

Let’s travel to Italy this week, and… Paint Venice. Include the topic hashtag in your Watercolor – Beginners and Beyond Facebook group post: #Venice Deadline February 10, 2023, 11:59 pm ET I have never been to Italy.  I hope to go there one day. Our challenge this week is to paint scenes of Venice, Italy. …