Weekly Challenge
Painting Challenge: Underwater
We’re going to dive into this week’s challenge! Sorry for the bad pun… I couldn’t resist. 🙂 Paint an underwater scene. Include the topic hashtag in your Watercolor – Beginners and Beyond Facebook group post: #underwater Deadline June 10, 2022, 11:59 pm ET This could be fish, dolphins, scuba divers, plants, coral, a…
Painting Challenge: Statues, Monuments, Headstones
Paint a statue, monument, or headstone. Include the topic hashtag in your Watercolor – Beginners and Beyond Facebook group post: #statues Deadline June 3, 2022, 11:59 pm ET This challenge is to paint a statue, monument, or headstone. There are plenty of subjects around: human, animal, fantasy. Here are a few reference photos you…
Painting Challenge: Tiny Painting
It’s time to get out your extra strength reading glasses… and paint small. Really small. 🙂 Paint a TINY painting. Include the topic hashtag in your Watercolor – Beginners and Beyond Facebook group post: #tinypainting Deadline May 27, 2022, 11:59 pm ET We’ve done this challenge before and it’s so fun to see…
Painting Challenge: Glass
This week’s challenge was suggested by Chrissy Jennings. Glass! It could be a vase, wine glass, drinking glass, jars, anything made with glass. Paint glass. Include the topic hashtag in your Watercolor – Beginners and Beyond Facebook group post: #glasspainting Deadline May 20, 2022, 11:59 pm ET To see amazing watercolor paintings of…
Painting Challenge: Food
When I asked my moderators about challenge ideas, Fi was hungry so she said FOOD! So let’s show her some food! Paint food. Include the topic hashtag in your Watercolor – Beginners and Beyond Facebook group post: #foodpainting Deadline May 13, 2022, 11:59 pm ET Chips and salsa… one of my favorite snacks! …
Painting Challenge: Urban Sketch
The weather is getting better… let’s grab our paints and go outside. And share your world with the group! Paint an Urban Sketch. Include the topic hashtag in your Watercolor – Beginners and Beyond Facebook group post: #UrbanSketch Deadline May 6, 2022, 11:59 pm ET What is Urban Sketching? Urban Sketching is drawing…
Painting Challenge: Earth Day
April 22 is Earth Day. This week’s challenge is to show how you can help protect everyone’s home — EARTH. There are many ways we can help save the earth: reduce waste, recycle, repurpose, compost, plant trees and pollinator-friendly plants (helps the bees!), conserve water, buy used goods instead of new. Paint ways to save…
Painting Challenge: World Art Day – Paint what inspires you
April 15 is recognized as World Art Day by the International Association of Art to promote awareness of creative activity worldwide. It is celebrated on the birthdate of Leonardo da Vinci. Our Facebook group represents over 100 countries, all 7 continents. (yes, we have a research scientist member in Antarctica!) We are united by our…
Painting Challenge: Whimsical Art
I’m sure most of the people in our Facebook group has seen Suzanne Watson‘s paintings of Duck and all his adventures (and misadventures!) They are whimsical… adorable… and FUN! So this week’s challenge is to… Paint Whimsical Art. Include the topic hashtag in your WB&B Facebook group post: #WhimsicalArt Deadline April 15, 2022, 11:59…
Painting Challenge: Leaves
This week’s challenge was suggested by Monique Santhagens-De Vette. Flowers tend to get all the attention, but leaves are just as interesting. Let’s have a week of painting leaves: a tree leaf, shrub leaf, any kind of leaf. Paint leaves. Include the topic hashtag in your WB&B Facebook group post: #Leaves Deadline April 8,…