Watercolor Challenge: Street Signs

June 27, 2025 / Diann Zimmerman

Why paint a street sign? Because an artist sees what the world rushes past.  Street signs are like the punctuation marks of a city—they anchor us, direct us, stop us, send us on our way. Most people pass them by without a second glance.  By choosing something overlooked, you’re not only sharpening your artist’s eye—you’re practicing how to find beauty, meaning, and a story in unexpected places.

Watercolor challenge:  Street Signs

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

Deadline July 4, 2025 , 11:59 pm ET    

Here are the details:

  • Share a painting of a street sign
  • Sponsored by Taria Dawson, https://urbansketchingworld.com/
  • Prize for one random winner:  “Sketch Your Adventures” online course
  • Entries must be posted in the Facebook group: Watercolor – Beginners and Beyond
  • Include topic hashtag in your Facebook post:  #streetsigns
  • You may enter as often as you want
  • Open to all countries
  • Winner is chosen randomly
  • Deadline July 4, 2025, 11:59 pm ET (New York time)
  • Winner announced July 6, 2025
  • 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?   

This week’s sponsor is Taria Dawson, an amazing self-taught Urban Sketcher.  One random winner will receive access to her online course:  Sketch Your Adventures, https://sketchyouradventures.com/course-info/
From Taria:

“Due to the continued request to teach my “let go & sketch” approach, and the success of those that I have taught it so far, I decided to launch this course teaching absolute beginners how to learn the fundamental techniques required for urban sketching.

This urban sketch course will teach you how to capture the magic of the world around you in ink & watercolour, explained in a simple step-by-step fashion.  This course makes it as simple as possible to start urban sketching (or travel sketching) without any prior knowledge or experience.”

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Taria also has a book on Amazon (Kindle version too):  https://amzn.to/4jVlHNK

 

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Thank you for your support!

 

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