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Watercolor Challenge: Golden Gate Bridge
This week, your challenge is to paint the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. It opened in 1937 after more than four years of construction on one of the windiest, foggiest, most challenging stretches of water on the West Coast of the US. At the time, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world,…
Watercolor Challenge: Kindness
Many countries recognize Random Acts of Kindness Day on February 17. This week’s challenge is all about creating a little burst of joy for someone else. Your mission: Paint something—anything!—that you will give away to brighten someone’s day. Kindness doesn’t have to be grand to be meaningful. Sometimes the smallest gesture becomes someone’s brightest moment. Share your creation in…
Watercolor Challenge: Valentine’s Day
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, this week’s challenge is all about LOVE‑inspired art. Some ideas: Valentine’s Day cards, hearts, roses, Valentine’s candy, chocolate-covered strawberries… Watercolor challenge: Valentine’s Day Here are the details: Share a Valentine’s Day painting Sponsored by Marie Burke, https://marieburke-art.com/ Prize for 1 random participant: 6-month subscription to Marie’s online course,…
Watercolor Challenge: Shoes
This week’s prompt is simple and delightful: paint shoes — any shoes, any style, any angle, any colors. From old worn-out sneakers to boots, to elegant heels to your favorite comfy slippers, shoes make fantastic subjects. There’s something charming about turning an ordinary object into art. Watercolor challenge: Shoes Here are the details: Share a…
New on watermediagallery.com – Give/Take art supplies
Got extra art supplies gathering dust? Let them spark joy in someone else’s hands. Watermediagallery.com has a new Art Supply Share feature that makes it easy to pass along used or extra materials to artists who could use a little boost. It’s simple: You list the supplies you’re ready to give Another artist claims them…
Watercolor Challenge: Expressive Florals
This week we’re leaning into loose, expressive joy — we’re painting flowers in a vase, but in a wonderfully loose, expressionistic style. Think movement, splashes, suggestion rather than precision. Let the colors dance and the shapes breathe. If you need inspiration, take a peek at Andy Geeson’s tutorials. He’s such a master of loose florals…
Watercolor Challenge: Utility Lines
Most of us pass by utility lines every day without giving them a second thought. This week, let’s slow down and give these unsung structures a little attention. Paint utility lines, power lines, telephone lines. They’re actually fantastic practice for artists: They train your eye to see perspective and vanishing points They add movement and…
Watercolor Challenge: Paint this reference photo
This week, we’re painting this stack of books — originally titled LIVE, LAUGH, LOVE—but you’re the author now. Use any colors you want. Rename the books if you want. Rename them to reflect your mood, your dreams, or your favorite colors… or the energy you want to carry into 2026. Be creative. You are the…
Watercolor Challenge: New Year New Art
Let’s start 2026 with curiosity. Choose something you’ve never painted before. A monochrome study? Try it. A clock? Why not. An abstract? Absolutely. A rose, a portrait, a teacup, a streetlight, a pair of shoes, a single leaf—anything you’ve never painted before. This week is your invitation to explore. Watercolor challenge: New Year New Art…
Weekly challenge winners: 2026
Weekly Painting Challenge Winners 2026 February 2026 Challenge Announced Painting challenge link Sponsored by / prizes Winners February 6, 2026 Watercolor Challenge: Valentine’s Day Marie Burke – 6-month subscription to her online school, over 90 full-length tutorials February 13, 2026 Watercolor Challenge: Kindness Krzysztof Kowalski: 3 will receive 3-month access to esperoart.com February 20, 2026…
Watercolor Challenge: 2025 Favorites
As we wrap up this year together, let’s take a moment to celebrate the art we’ve made. For this week’s challenge, we invite you to share your favorite paintings you created in 2025. Post the pieces that brought you joy, taught you something new, or simply made you proud. Let’s fill this group with inspiration…
Watercolor Challenge: Winter Scene
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…