For this week’s challenge, we invite you to immerse yourself in the mesmerizing world of sparkly diamonds and gemstones.

Painting challenge:  Gems 

Include the hashtag #gems in your Watercolor – Beginners and Beyond Facebook group post.

Deadline September 8, 2023, 11:59 pm ET    

Here are the details:

• Paint a gemstone:  diamond, sapphire, amethyst, quartz, aquamarine, amber, ruby, emerald, any gemstone!
• Entries must be posted in the Facebook group: Watercolor – Beginners and Beyond
• Include topic hashtag in your Facebook post:  #gems 
• You may enter as often as you want
• Open to all countries
• Winner is chosen randomly
• Deadline September 8, 2023, 11:59 pm ET (New York time)
• Winner announced September 10, 2023
• If you also post your painting on Instagram, tag @watercolorbeginnersandbeyond.   You could be randomly chosen for a QoR watercolor sample dot card.

Here is a beautiful Amethyst, painted by Laura Binkley Berg from an Anna Mason tutorial.  So sparkly!

 

To see progress photos of the Hope Diamond watercolor painting:  https://youtu.be/yzeZnG1WvbQ

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