Weekly Challenge
Watercolor Challenge: Umbrellas
Umbrellas are more than just rainy-day companions—they’re perfect muses for artists! Their bold shapes, playful patterns, and dramatic shadows offer endless possibilities. Whether you capture a solitary umbrella in a storm or a colorful cluster dancing in the sun, this week’s theme invites you to explore movement, mood, and magic in your art. Watercolor challenge: …
Watercolor Challenge: Poppies
This week, let’s fill the group with poppies in honor of Remembrance Day. Observed on November 11th, marks the end of World War I. Poppies became the symbol of Remembrance Day because they grew on the battlefields of World War I and were immortalized in the poem “In Flanders Fields.” Around the world, this day…
Watercolor Challenge: Traffic Light
We’re turning everyday intersections into vibrant inspiration. Your challenge: paint a traffic light—any style, any setting, any mood. Whether it’s glowing in the rain, nestled in a cityscape, or standing solo against a sunset, stoplights offer bold shapes, rhythmic color, and a surprising emotional punch. Watercolor challenge: Traffic Light Here are the details: Share your…
Watercolor Challenge: Halloween
It’s time to conjure up your spookiest, silliest, and most spellbinding Halloween-inspired art! Whether you’re painting eerie trees, glowing jack-o’-lanterns, dancing skeletons, or adorable ghosts, this week is all about Halloween. Did you know Jack-o’-lanterns were originally carved from turnips in Ireland? Watercolor challenge: Halloween Here are the details: Share your Halloween-themed paintings Sponsored by …
Watercolor Challenge: Doors
Doors are more than architecture—they’re symbols of transition, mystery, and possibility. Real or imagined, ornate or humble—every door tells a story: of what’s been, what’s next, or what’s waiting to be discovered. Let’s open the door to new skills together! Watercolor challenge: Doors Here are the details: Share your painting of a door Sponsored by…
Watercolor Challenge: Paintbrush
This week’s prompt flips the script: instead of painting with your brush… paint your brush! Celebrate the tool that brings your imagination to life. Whether it’s frayed and well-loved or sleek and pristine, your brush has stories to tell—and now is your chance to honor it in watercolor form. This is a reminder that even…
Watercolor Challenge: Autumn Leaves
As September fades into October, and autumn arrives in many parts of the world, trees blush with crimson, gold, and amber. Every leaf becomes a masterpiece—whispering stories of change, resilience, and quiet beauty. This week, we invite you to capture that magic by painting any type leaf in autumn colors. This challenge is all about…
Inktober 2025
Jake Parker created Inktober in 2009 as a challenge to improve his inking skills and develop positive drawing habits. It has since grown into a worldwide endeavor with thousands of artists taking on the challenge every year. Yes, we will still do weekly challenges. This is an extra month-long challenge. 🙂 Participate in Inktober. …
Watercolor Challenge: Ink
This challenge is our warm-up for Inktober, so let’s paint ink pens, ink bottles, old-fashioned Quill pens. Whether you paint an ink bottle, a fancy fountain pen, vintage feather Quill pen, or simple ball-point pen, have some fun with it! Watercolor challenge: Ink Here are the details: Share your painting of an ink pen or…
Watercolor Challenge: Cars
This week, we’re revving up our brushes and painting cars. Sponsored by the one and only Liron Yanconsky, who’s painted more cars than most of us have driven! His book Painting a Masterpiece: How I Painted 100 Cars to Achieve Watercolor Perfection is a love letter to chrome, curves, and creative breakthroughs. Vroom vroom, artists—your…