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Nearly there! You have reached day number 11 in the painting series for my “12 days of Christmas” challenge.  Can you imagine eleven pipers piping? Together with the drummers, the dancers and the leaping lords, the festivities must have been great fun!  I’ve heard…

I’m glad you’re still here! Day ten in this series of themed watercolor paintings is “10 lords a-leaping”! Now things really are getting out of hand! After all that dancing, the crowd is getting bigger and jumping around! There are various theories about the…

We’re up to day number nine in this painting series. Today’s prompt is “nine ladies dancing”. In the 12 days of Christmas rhyme, it’s said that the religious meaning of this verse is the fruits of the Holy Spirit as described in Galatians. This…

Hello again!  The eighth day of this watercolor painting challenge (based on the “twelve days of Christmas”) is “eight maids-a-milking”. This is the first time the subjects move away from the theme of birds. So what does this mean? The religious symbolism of the…

Welcome to day number 7 of the “12 days of Christmas” painting challenge.  Today’s prompt, of course, is “seven swans a-swimming”. Swans are often associated with grace and beauty. In fact they look so fabulous that in the middle ages they became rather a…

Today’s exercise is number 6 in the painting series inspired by the “12 days of Christmas”. If you made it this far, give yourself a pat on the back 🙂  You’re half way through! You’ve probably noticed that a good proportion of the subjects…

Welcome to day five of this watercolor painting challenge (or just a bit of creative fun for xmas!) As you’ve probably guessed the overarching theme is the “12 days of Christmas” and this lesson shows you how to paint a composition of “five golden…

So you’re still going… huh ? Nice to see your happy smiling face again 🙂 This is day number 4 of the 12 Days of Christmas painting challenge. The prompt is “4 Calling Birds”. Did you ever wonder what “calling birds” actually are? You…

Welcome to day three in this mini series of watercolor paintings. This is part of a collection of 12 paintings that I made to get people painting during the holiday season! The overall theme is the “12 days of Christmas’ – and this is…

Welcome to day two of my “12 days of Christmas” painting challenge! This is a fun and easy-to-do painting for artists of any level. This series of 12 paintings are being released on a daily basis to give you some creative activity over the…

Do you want to get your creative juices flowing over Christmas? This year I’m sharing a series of painting lessons based on the theme “The 12 days of Christmas”. Have you got the song running through your head yet? Sorry about that… You’ll probably…

This is the first tutorial in the “12 days of Christmas” painting series. These are intended to be relaxing and fun exercises to keep your creativity flowing during the holiday period.  And yes… There will be 12 paintings in total. But I’m sure you’ll…