Painting Challenge: 2023 Fav

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…

May 1 – 7 is International Urban Sketchers Week, a global celebration of on-location drawing! For this week’s challenge, let’s participate in this global event.   Share a painting done on location (indoors or out), not from photos or memory.  Capture what you see from direct observation. Painting challenge:  Urban Sketch Include the hashtag #uskweek2024 in…

Pull out your magnifying glasses, polish your bifocals, and get ready for the tiniest and the mightiest of all the challenges! Paint TINY ART! Painting challenge:  Tiny Art  Include the hashtag #TinyArt2024 in your Watercolor – Beginners and Beyond Facebook group post. Deadline May 3, 2024 , 11:59 pm ET     Here are the details:…

Bonjour!  For this week’s challenge, let’s paint scenes of Paris. Painting challenge:  Paris Include the hashtag #Paris in your Watercolor – Beginners and Beyond Facebook group post. Deadline April 26, 2024 , 11:59 pm ET     Here are the details: Paint any landmark or scene in Paris Sponsored by Vladislav Yeliseyev Entries must be posted…

Challenge yourself to create a portrait using ink and watercolor.   Ink:  make one continuous line for the portrait.  Then limit yourself to touching the paper with a paintbrush less than 4 times with color.   Yes 4 times only!   This won’t take long.  I did one in 3-1/2 minutes. Painting challenge:  Continuous Line Portrait Include the…

Explore the softness and playfulness of a little baby chick. Painting challenge:  Chick Include the hashtag #chick in your Watercolor – Beginners and Beyond Facebook group post. Deadline April 12, 2024 , 11:59 pm ET     Here are the details: Paint a baby chick Sponsored by Sue Bradley Entries must be posted in the Facebook…