Watercolor Challenge: Winter Scene

December 19, 2025 / Diann Zimmerman

This week we invite you to paint a winter scene—a chance to capture the magic of the season in watercolor. Think frosty forests, snowy cottages, shimmering lakes, or even the quiet beauty of bare trees against a crisp sky.  Snowy cottages, frosty trees, shimmering lakes—what winter scene will YOU create?

Watercolor challenge:  Winter Scene

Here are the details:

  • Share your painting of a Winter Scene
  • Sponsored by Geoff Kersey, https://watercolourlandscapes.co.uk/
  • Prize for 1 random participant: 1-year subscription to Watercolour Landscapes, over 120 full tutorials, https://watercolourlandscapes.co.uk/
  • Entries must be posted in the Facebook group: Watercolor – Beginners and Beyond
  • Include topic hashtag in your Facebook post:  #winterscene
  • You may enter as often as you want
  • Open to all countries
  • Winner is chosen randomly
  • Deadline December 26, 2025, 11:59 pm ET (New York time)
  • Winner announced December 28, 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 challenge is sponsored by Geoff Kersey, Watercolour Landscape. Geoff is an award-winning artist and has been teaching watercolour painting for over 30 years.  His online courses are designed for all skill levels, and cover a wide range of topics, including landscapes, seascapes, and more.

One random winner will receive a one-year subscription to Watercolour Landscapes with Geoff Kersey.

Projects for all abilities, from complete beginner to advanced.

  • Instant access to over 120 watercolour landscapes tutorials
  • A new tutorial is added every 2 weeks
  • All tutorials are available 24/7, 365 days a year, so you can watch and paint along with them as many times as you like all the while you’re subscribed.
  • Each tutorial project consists of a video, lasting on average 80 minutes, a download pack with line drawing, equipment list and reference images to help you get started.

If you want to see the free tutorials available, click here to create an account (it’s free!) and you’ll get access to all of Geoff’s techniques videos plus he also includes several full length tutorials for you to try.

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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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