September Watercolour Challenge

Daily Painting Exercises

September Week 1

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  • 07 SEP
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Paint a Bicycle

This week we will be creating some simple stylised illustrations of Parisian subjects. Today we begin with a typical bicycle we see in the French regions and its famous baguette bread.  

Parisian Street Lamp

A simple but effective illustration of a typical Parisian street lamp. 

Wine & Cheese

France is nothing without its cheese and wine. When I lived for half a year in France at the age of seventeen, I learned that the French have a two hour break in the middle of the day and often go to a close restaurant for a lunch that is more dinner size. Then one talks and after a while the cheese platter comes out and finishes the lunch break nicely. Mind you, this was over 30 years ago. I hope they have kept this routine up until today. 

Bicycle & Flower Basket

Another bike, this time with a flower basket. Again just a simple illustration to warm up for the week. 

Paint a Drum Set

Once more image using the simple stylised illustrative technique. 

Whale & Anker

It can't get more simple than this, but sometimes we even the smallest of paintings do us good because we are practicing.

Catch Up Day

Today you can either rest, or try to finish some of the uncompleted work due for this week.

September Week 2

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Paint Walnuts

This week we are literally going nuts. We will paint one kind of nuts per day in a simple and rather illustrative way. We are starting off by painting first the lightest colour and wait for each layer to dry until the next slightly darker layer can be applied until we have finished the painting. 

Painting Peanuts

When drawing any still life, it is essential to add some interest to the painting by using just one item you want to paint. First, you paint the subject in its complete state, then you open it and maybe draw one half of the open nut and then again when it has been taken out of its shell and decorate it with some green leaves. 

The Cashew Nut

Today we are painting a few cashew nuts with some leaves. 

The Hazelnut

As in the last days, paint the Hazelnut as a whole, one half with shell and one half without the shell and include a leaf. 

Almonds

Today it is the almond nut we are painting in the same style as in the last few days. 

The Pistachio Nut

The exotic and softer Pistachio nut is the last of our series of nuts for painting. 

Catch Up Day

Today you can either rest, or try to finish some of the uncompleted work due for this week.