Painting Challenge: 15 Minute Art

December 23, 2022 / Diann Zimmerman

You may not have much time to paint this last week of the year. This week’s challenge is to do a painting in less than 15 minutes. That’s right. Spend no longer than 15 minutes!

Paint 15-minute art.

Include the topic hashtag in your Watercolor – Beginners and Beyond Facebook group post: #15minuteart

Deadline December 30, 2022, 11:59 pm ET

Any subject (flowers, still life, landscapes, portraits, anything!) Time yourself. Spend only 15 minutes. Don’t overthink it. Just paint! We are not creating masterpieces. The purpose is to be free, and have fun!

Do not strive for perfection. <– read that again! 🙂

It will not be perfect. It will be more interesting if it is loose and spontaneous.

What is the prize?

Urban Sketch Course and Ian Fennelly is sponsoring our challenge this week. One random winner may select any one of Ian Fennelly’s Urban Sketch courses:

If you’d like to see what Ian’s tutorials are like, here is a free tutorial:

English Village Scene (Ian did this with monochrome water soluble pens, but I decided to add color.) Ian’s teaching style is great. He’s so talented, simplifies each step… and he’s fun!

This is the first lesson in the Beginner Course. Ian does a great job of showing you how to sketch a scene. I was so excited that I sketched this (without tracing) by following his tips. It was easier than I thought it was going to be.

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Challenge details:

Entries must be posted in the Facebook group: Watercolor – Beginners and Beyond
You may enter as often as you want
Open to all countries
Winner is chosen randomly
Include the topic hashtag in your post: #15minuteart
Deadline December 30, 2022, 11:59 pm ET (New York time)
Winner announced Sunday, January 1, 2023
If you also post your painting on Instagram, tag @watercolorbeginnersandbeyond. You could be randomly chosen for a QoR watercolor sample dot card.
This painting challenge is not endorsed, sponsored, or administered by Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter.

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