Watercolor Challenge: Cardinals

April 3, 2026 / Diann Zimmerman

This week, let’s fill our Facebook group with a burst of red and a whole lot of meaning. Cardinals aren’t just beautiful birds — they’re symbols of hope, love, and connection. Many people believe that when a cardinal appears, it’s a gentle reminder that someone you love is near. Others see them as messengers of resilience, joy, and the quiet strength that carries us through tough seasons. No matter what they mean to you, cardinals have a way of brightening the world just by showing up.

Watercolor challenge:  Cardinals

Here are the details:

  • Share a painting of a cardinal
  • Sponsored by Marie Burke Art, https://marieburke-art.com/
  • Prize for 1 random participant: 6-month subscription to Marie’s online art school, with over 90 full-length step by step botanical tutorials (along with some birds, bugs and butterflies!)
  • Entries must be posted in the Facebook group: Watercolor – Beginners and Beyond
  • Include topic hashtag in your Facebook post: #cardinals
  • You may enter as often as you want
  • Open to all countries
  • Winner is chosen randomly
  • Deadline April 10, 2026, 11:59 pm ET (New York time)
  • Winner announced April 12, 2026
  • Mediums accepted:  watercolor, watercolor pencils, gouache, water soluble graphite, water soluble inks, and mixed media as long as it includes watercolor

What is the prize?   

Our sponsor this week is Marie Burke Art. One random participant will receive a 6-month subscription to Marie’s online art school, with over 90 full-length step by step botanical tutorials (along with some owls, bugs and butterflies!)
In each tutorial, she walks you through every step of the painting process with real-time tutorials that are easy to follow.  This makes her tutorials suitable for beginners as well as more advanced painters looking to improve their skills.

 

Here are some of her amazing tutorials:

 

 

 

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Thank you for your support!

 

If you have ideas to share for future challenges, please add your comment to the post –>add challenge recommendation

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This painting challenge is not endorsed, sponsored, or administered by Facebook or Instagram.

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