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February 2019
FEBRUARY ART CHALLENGE 2019 – Flora & Fauna!
This month, we’re focusing on the lovely living things around us and practicing drawing bits of life or entire scenes if you prefer (see prompts below)! This Doodlewash art challenge is open to anyone who wants to participate with watercolor painting and/orsimply pencil or pen & ink drawings as well! Just add the hashtag #doodlewashFebruary2019 when you post on all your social networks, and if you also use lovely watercolor add the #WorldWatercolorGroup hashtag as well so we can find you and link to your lovely watercolors! CLICK HERE…
Find out more »March 2019
ART CHALLENGE: Rekindle Memories
Rekindle Memories happens during the first week of every month. This event is about treasuring each memory by remembering and appreciating life in all its wonder and beauty through sketching and painting on-location wherever we are in the world. Every first week of the month, we will all create one (or as many!) sketches/paintings of our lives that has captured our interest. We will tag our artworks with #rekindlememories and the country where we're from (i.e. #singapore). You can post your artwork on social media and the Rekindle Memories group…
Find out more »Beginning Watercolor Workshop
BEGINNING WATERCOLOR WORKSHOP Two Saturdays, March 9th and 16th. 11 AM to 4 PM Discover the joy of being able to paint anywhere at any time. This workshop will cover basics like: Practical guidance and advice for beginners Materials study of various paints, papers, brushes & palettes Tips on organizing your workspace and preparing your surface How to plan your painting using design and composition strategies Overview of methodologies and practice techniques How to create color, value, and tonal guides Hands-on exploration of motifs…
Find out more »July 2019
World Watercolor Month
World Watercolor Month was founded by Charlie O'Shields, creator of Doodlewash®, in 2016. It’s a month to inspire people to paint with watercolor (watercolour, aquarelle) while raising awareness for the importance of art and creativity in the world. Take the ultimate challenge of 31 watercolors in 31 days, or simply post when you can! Anyone can join the celebration from master watercolorists to artists just starting out with watercolor! Simply tag any art that uses watercolors (or gouache) with #WorldWatercolorMonth during the month of…
Find out more »Urban Sketchers Symposium Amsterdam 2019
Don't miss this opportunity to sketch with some of the most amazing sketchers in the world! The 10th International Urban Sketchers Symposium will be held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, July 24-27, 2019. Sketchers of all levels, experience, and backgrounds are welcome. The International Urban Sketching Symposium is an annual educational event organized by Urban Sketchers (USk), a nonprofit dedicated to fostering the practice of on-location observational sketching. The goal of the Symposium is to celebrate and practice the art of on-location sketching…
Find out more »October 2019
Inktober
31 Days 31 Drawings Every October, artists all over the world take on the Inktober drawing challenge by doing one ink drawing a day the entire month. Jake Parker created Inktober in 2009 as a challenge to improve his inking skills and develop positive drawing habits. It has since grown into a worldwide endeavor with thousands of artists taking on the challenge every year. Anyone can do Inktober, just pick up a pen and start drawing. NOTE: This event is…
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