
Painting Challenge: Wildlife
This week, let’s virtually go out into the wilderness…. and Paint wildlife. Include the topic hashtag in your Watercolor – Beginners and Beyond Facebook group post: #wildlife Deadline September 16, 2022, 11:59 pm ET What is the prize? Paul Hopkinson is our sponsor this week. He is an amazing artist and teaches…

Painting Challenge: Paint the Reference Photo
We are doing something completely different this week. Everyone uses the same reference photo. Paint Diann’s tulip reference photo. Include the topic hashtag in your Watercolor – Beginners and Beyond Facebook group post: #PaintThisPhoto Deadline September 9, 2022, 11:59 pm ET It will be interesting and fun to see how everyone paints the…

Painting Challenge: Bees
Bees are so important to our environment. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, a third of the world’s food production depends on bees. S0… This week’s challenge is to… Paint bees. Include the topic hashtag in your Watercolor – Beginners and Beyond Facebook group post: #bees Deadline…

Painting Challenge: Clouds
This week, look up to the sky and… Paint clouds. Include the topic hashtag in your Watercolor – Beginners and Beyond Facebook group post: #clouds Deadline August 26, 2022, 11:59 pm ET Rain clouds, white puffy clouds, dark ominous clouds — any type of cloud. There are many cloud tutorials on YouTube. I…

Painting Challenge: Botanical Art
Let’s get back to nature this week and… Paint botanical art. Include the topic hashtag in your Watercolor – Beginners and Beyond Facebook group post: #botanicalart Deadline August 19, 2022, 11:59 pm ET What is Botanical Art? Whole plants or parts of plants. Here are some examples I have painted. I…

Winners – World Watercolor Month 2022
Here are the random winners for the challenge: World Watercolor Month! Winners: If you won a product, please email your complete mailing address to diann.wbb@gmail.com. If you are outside the USA, please include phone number since international shipping documents require phone number. If you won an online course, please email me your name.…

Painting Challenge: Mixed Media
Let’s mix it up this week. Let’s do paintings with watercolor — and any other medium! Paint mixed media. Include the topic hashtag in your Watercolor – Beginners and Beyond Facebook group post: #mixedmedia Deadline August 12, 2022, 11:59 pm ET Your mixed media could be watercolor and ink (line and wash)… watercolor…

Painting Challenge: Bold Art!
Let’s go bold this week. Any subject, but make it lively, vivid, and bursting with bold colors! Let’s fill our world with bright, bold art! Paint bold art. Include the topic hashtag in your Watercolor – Beginners and Beyond Facebook group post: #boldart Deadline August 5, 2022, 11:59 pm ET I love bold…

Painting Challenge: Reflections
This week’s sponsor is Graham Berry, and the challenge is to paint reflections. Graham always challenges us to step outside our comfort zone. It’s a good thing to do — your comfort zone becomes bigger! Paint a reflection. Include the topic hashtag in your Watercolor – Beginners and Beyond Facebook group post: #reflections…

Painting Challenge: Let’s Make Art!
Many of us started our watercolor journey with Sarah Cray and Let’s Make Art. This week’s challenge is to paint any of the LMA tutorials. Paint a Let’s Make Art tutorial! Include the topic hashtag in your Watercolor – Beginners and Beyond Facebook group post: #LMA Deadline July 22, 2022, 11:59 pm ET…