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Embracing the Magic of Winter: My 12-Day Winter Draw Challenge (Part 2)

Prompt List 2024
Hello again,

The 12-Day Winter Draw Challenge has officially come to an end yesterday on December 12, and I couldn’t be happier to have completed it. This journey has been a beautiful exploration of winter’s magic, and I’m thrilled to share the final six drawings with you.

Each of the 12 pieces in my Winter Draw Challenge beautifully captures the essence of the winter and festive season, weaving delicate details with vivid storytelling. Each prompt drew inspiration from the season’s magic, embracing everything from its serene beauty to its joyful celebrations. Here are the final six creations:

  • Day 6: Letter
    With this drawing I wanted to capture the feeling of heartfelt love reading a special letter from a loved one being far away during the holidays.  The delicate color palette and the color blue is to show the feeling of melancholy for that precise moment of missing someone.
    Day 6 Letter
  • Day 7: Feast
    She is my Christmas colorful Fairy preparing the stockings and wearing a beautiful Poinsettia flower dress! She is charming and brings feeling of happiness and joy!
    Day 7 Feast
  • Day 8: Owl
    I love Owls they symbolize intuition, wisdom, mystery, intelligence and protection! 
    Day 8 Owl
  • Day 9: Advent
    The four weeks of Advent are a time for preparation and introspection a time of reflection within yourself and in this drawing I wanted to capture all of this and  the four themes of  Hope, Peace, Love and Joy!
    Day 9 Advent
  • Day 10: Oranges
    I loved to create her ornate with old fashion dry oranges traditions                                                                                                                                                     
    Day 10 Oranges
  • Day 11: Ivy. Day 12: Candlelight. (Combined prompts)
    For last two days I combined the two prompts into one drawing. The beautiful Ivy head pieces and the candles. The two girls represents  sisters or sisterhood!
    Day 11 Ivy_Day12 Candlelight

Completing this challenge was both inspiring and rewarding, each year is a beautiful time.  I’m so grateful for the support and encouragement I’ve received throughout this creative journey it’s truly meant the world to me.
If you missed the previous Blog post with the first 5 days drawings you can see it here:

Embracing the Magic of Winter: My 12-Day Winter Draw Challenge (Part 1)


Availability:

If any of these pieces speak to you, I’m delighted to share that all 12 drawings are now available  as Limited and Open Edition Prints in my Etsy Shop. Whether you choose the intimate 5×7 inches  size or the striking 8×10 inches size, each print is “Hand Enhanced with inks and a spark of gold” making them perfect for adding a timeless touch of winter magic to be a special addition to your art collection. or gifting to a loved one.

Don’t miss out, visit my Etsy Shop to browse the full Winter Christmas Collection and if you find something please use at checkout  this Discount Code: THANKYOU for  10% Off!  

Thank you for following along on this journey. I hope these creations bring joy and inspiration to your day! 

With love and creativity until next time!

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Embracing the Magic of Winter: My 12-Day Winter Draw Challenge

 

Prompt List 2024
Welcome December!
Hello, as the frosty chill of Winter settles in, I find myself inspired by the magic of this season, the quiet beauty of snow-dusted landscapes, the warm glow of holiday lights, and the endless possibilities for creativity. To celebrate, I’m excited to introduce the 12-Day Winter Draw Challenge hosted on Instagram by my amazing artists friends in UK : @nomkinnearking and @adamoehlers and @natachachohraart,  a personal journey of artistic exploration and seasonal joy. It is from years now that I make sure to participate to these wonderful twelve days of Winter-Christmas themed art!

We are deep into the challenge already, which began on December  1st I haven’t had time to post here.  I’ve  already created my first 5 entries and for the next 7 days, I’ll be creating a new drawing each day, inspired by a unique Winter- Christmas themed prompt. This challenge is not just about creating art it’s about capturing the essence of the season, staying inspired, and sharing that joy with you all.

Today, I’m happy to share the first five day drawings of this creative adventure. Each piece is a vision infused with my love for winter and its many facets, from the serene quiet of beautiful evenings to the lively energy of festive gatherings.

  • Day 1: Prompt King
    I loved to create this first drawing. The Winter Queen with the magnificent King Lion. Reminds me of Aslan in Narnia I realized this when I finished the drawing. 

Day 1_King

  • Day 2:  Prompt Fox 
    This is a beautiful Magical Fox and Spirit Animal.

Day 2 Fox

  • Day 3: Prompt Yule
    I had this drawing made years ago in a small sketch! I thought would fit the prompt as I have reworked it and made it bigger she is my Forest Goddess to represent Yule.
    Day 3 Yule

  • Day 4: Prompt Chocolate.
    This drawing is close to my heart. A sip of hot chocolate brings beautiful memories, holidays traditions growing up in Italy, thinking my family and home.   
    Day 4 Chocolate
  • Day 5: Prompt Silent Night.
    each year I like to create a lady figure “Christmas Tree” this year she is singing Silent Night all lightened up with candles in the middle of the forest! Some words from the lyric are a special touch to this drawing.
    Day 5 Silent Night

I hope these drawings bring a bit of seasonal warmth and inspiration into your day!
Whether you’re an artist, a winter enthusiast, one of my collectors, or someone seeking creative inspiration, I invite you to follow along, share your thoughts, and perhaps even join in on the challenge.

Let’s celebrate the beauty of winter together, one drawing and one day at a time. Stay tuned for more updates as I continue this journey, and let me know which piece resonates with you the most! Tomorrow prompt is Letter. Follow me on Instagram @carolinarussoart

Preorder Prints:
The first five drawings are already available as Limited Edition Prints hand enhanced! I will keep adding more daily as I create them! To Preorder visit my Etsy Shop

With creative energy and warm wishes, until next post stay safe and warm!

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December Art Challenge!

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December Art Challenge, the Prompt List is here! 
This is a follow up to my previous Post about the Annual “12 Day Winter Draw” Art Challenge hosted on Instagram by my artists friends. @nomkinnearking @adamoehlers and @natachachohraart The challenge will start next week on the Day 12 and ends the 24. This is the Prompt List that was just posted today on the Challenge host’s accounts and so like I have anticipated I am sharing it here too!  I hope you will  join us and me here doing this beautiful 12 days of Christmas theme art.  Share your drawings, using the hashtag #12daywinterdraw    you can follow  along my posts and tag me on Instagram @carolinarussoart or link your blog post to me! This challenge is mainly shared on Instagram but it doesn’t matter we can share it here on the Blogs too! Enjoy these magical days of beautiful creativity open your heart and just have fun create anything you love. Now get ready with your watercolors, pencils, pens, paints, inks or anything you work with and enjoy creating!

Until my next post have a great week!

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Welcome December!

Bear

 

Hello everyone December is here!
This month there is one of my favorite art challenges the annual 12 Day Winter Draw hosted on Instagram by my wonderful artists friends @nomkinnearking @adamoehlers and @natachachohraart This year the challenge will start on the 12th of December. I love Winter Christmas themed art. I have joined this event in the past years. I plan to join again this year as much as I can! These “Polar Bears” is one of my watercolor paintings from a previous year of this challenge!

If you would like to join, share your drawings, using the hashtag #12daywinterdraw the theme for Day 1 the 12th will be ‘The Night Before Christmas’.
The complete prompt list would be shared by the host group sometimes soon and I will post it here too!

If you want to play along, or just join me doing this challenge you can follow  along my posts and tag me if you create anything! Also the challenge is mainly shared on Instagram but doesn’t matter it can be shared also here on the Blogs, just have fun create. These  Art challenges are a great way to be inspired to create new work, to spice up your creativity and to work on your skills and rise the habit to paint or drawing daily. 

For now I wish you all a wonderful Day and a Happy December!

 

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Welcome December!

 

Hello everyone today is the first day of December and it is snowing on my Blog!

I love snow but living in Southern California is quite impossible from my location ito have snow unless I go up to the mountains when it’s snowing there.
So… I have to pretend to enjoy a peaceful snowfall and have it on my Blog! ❤ LOL

This month there are some nice watercolor painting challenges starting today! I hope to find the time to join one of them like I did last year, I am thinking at the   “12 Days” Challenge hosted on Instagram and Facebook  by The Bad Apple Artists Collective

Bad Apple 12 Days Challenge Official Prompt List 2018

If you want to play along check the above link, or just join me doing this challenge you can follow along and show me if you create anything! These  Art challenges are a great way to create new work, I love to create new series for my collections of Limited Edition Prints, challenges are great to spice up your creativity and to work on your skills and habits to paint or drawing daily and to have ideas if you’re scared to the blank paper! 😉

For now I wish you all a wonderful Day and a Happy December!

Let it Snow!

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CHAMPAGNE Day 31 – Happy New Year! #WorldWatercolorGroup

     

CHAMPAGNE Day 31 - Original Watercolor ©Carolina Russo
CHAMPAGNE Day 31 – Original Watercolor ©Carolina Russo

 

– Winter Wonderland – Day 31 CHAMPAGNE

Winter Wonderland 31 Days 31 Paintings Challenge is ending today December 31st!!!

today was last 31/31 Charlie’s  prompt list says  “CHAMPAGNE”  I am joining  doodlewash  

Yesterday December 31st was last day of this lovely and fun challenge. I am glad I was able to finish on time all my 31 Winter Wonderland paintings I am just posting this on January 1st because I haven’t been at home but with family celebrating New Year’s Eve!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!
❤ wish all my friends here in our beautiful WP Community and all the artists friends part of the #WorldWatercolorGroup a fantastic, inspiring and creative 2017 no matter what you create may the new year be filled with your Art ! ❤

Details about my watercolors:
 watercolors are outlined with black and white ink pens. I used  French Artists Watercolors  Sennelier  l’Aguarelle 12 demi-godets half-pans travel metal box  Ink pens used  Pigma Micron Black ink #02, white Uni-ball Signo gel pen and a black ink  Pilot Prera fountain pen fine nib . I painted on a small 3.5 x 5.5 inches mixed media sketchbook.

You can see all my 31 Paintings visiting my Winter Wonderland GALLERY  


The 31 paintings of December Challenge and all my other watercolors are available for Pre-Order in Limited Edition Art Prints 

Please follow me on Instagram account dedicated to my Art! @carolinarussoart

 

#WorldWatercolorGroup

December Adventure is ended but it is great to keep painting everyday ❤

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SLIPPERS Day 30 – #WorldWatercolorGroup

 

SLEEPERS Day 30 - Original Watercolor ©Carolina Russo
SLIPPERS Day 30 – Original Watercolor ©Carolina Russo

     


– Winter Wonderland – Day 30 COZY SLIPPERS

Winter Wonderland 31 Days 31 Paintings Challenge!!!

today was 30/31 Charlie’s  prompt list says  “SLIPPERS”  I am joining  doodlewash  

Today is day 30 wow one more day to go, I am so happy that between all the hustle and bustle of the Holidays I was able to manage to paint every day and met this month challenge! Now I have a lovely Winter Wonderland illustrated sketchbook and it can turn in so many beautiful things! For today painting prompt, I painted my own cozy slippers that I am wearing! Today we are having some rain here in Southern California, yesterday was very windy, here the weather change by the day but at least these last days temperature are a bit cooler which is great and I love to feel an appearance of Winter! ❤

Details about my watercolors:
 watercolors are outlined with black and white ink pens. I used  French Artists Watercolors  Sennelier  l’Aguarelle 12 demi-godets half-pans travel metal box  Ink pens used  Pigma Micron Black ink #02, white Uni-ball Signo gel pen and a black ink  Pilot Prera fountain pen fine nib . I painted on a small 3.5 x 5.5 inches mixed media sketchbook.

To Follow the Challenge visit my Winter Wonderland GALLERY


The first 30 paintings of December challenge and all my other watercolors are available for Pre-Order in Limited Edition Art Prints 

Please follow me on Instagram account dedicated to my Art! @carolinarussoart

 

#WorldWatercolorGroup

Enjoy December Adventure! And Keep painting everyday ❤

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ICICLE Day 29 – #WorldWatercolorGroup

     

ICICLE 29 - Original Watercolor ©Carolina Russo
ICICLE 29 – Original Watercolor ©Carolina Russo

 

– Winter Wonderland – Day 29 ICICLE

Winter Wonderland 31 Days 31 Paintings Challenge!!!

today was 29/31 Charlie’s  prompt list says  “ICICLE”  I am joining  doodlewash

I love icicles they have something magical, the see through the ice, the reflection with the sunlight, is amazing how the nature is able to shape icy forms on the trees or on everything that is captured inside during freezing temperatures in a icy snow storm! 

Details about my watercolors:
 watercolors are outlined with black and white ink pens. I used  French Artists Watercolors  Sennelier  l’Aguarelle 12 demi-godets half-pans travel metal box  Ink pens used  Pigma Micron Black ink #02, white Uni-ball Signo gel pen and a black ink  Pilot Prera fountain pen fine nib . I painted on a small 3.5 x 5.5 inches mixed media sketchbook.

To Follow the Challenge visit my Winter Wonderland GALLERY


The first 29 paintings of December challenge and all my other watercolors are available for Pre-Order in Limited Edition Art Prints 

Please follow me on Instagram account dedicated to my Art! @carolinarussoart

 

#WorldWatercolorGroup

Enjoy December Adventure! And Keep painting everyday ❤

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MITTENS Day 28 – #WorldWatercolorGroup

   

MITTENS 28 - Original Watercolor ©Carolina Russo
MITTENS 28 – Original Watercolor ©Carolina Russo

   


– Winter Wonderland – Day 28 MITTENS

Winter Wonderland 31 Days 31 Paintings Challenge!!!

today was 28/31 Charlie’s  prompt list says  “MITTENS”  I am joining  doodlewash  

Today my watercolor took two pages of my tiny sketchbook and my painting is in Manga/Anime Japanese Style. It is always lots of fun creating Manga, my girl is wearing some red mittens to keep her warm while wrapped in a blue cape!

Details about my watercolors:
 watercolors are outlined with black and white ink pens. I used  French Artists Watercolors  Sennelier  l’Aguarelle 12 demi-godets half-pans travel metal box  Ink pens used  Pigma Micron Black ink #02, white Uni-ball Signo gel pen and a black ink  Pilot Prera fountain pen fine nib . I painted on a small 3.5 x 5.5 inches mixed media sketchbook.

To Follow the Challenge visit my Winter Wonderland GALLERY


The first 28 paintings of December challenge and all my other watercolors are available for Pre-Order in Limited Edition Art Prints 

Please follow me on Instagram account dedicated to my Art! @carolinarussoart

 

#WorldWatercolorGroup

Enjoy December Adventure! And Keep painting everyday ❤

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Thank You!

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Gift Day 25 – Ice Skates Day 26 – Scarf Day 27 – #WorldWatercolorGroup

     

Gift Day 25 - Ice Skates Day 26 - Scarf Day 27 Original Watercolor ©Carolina Russo
Gift Day 25 – Ice Skates Day 26 – Scarf Day 27 Original Watercolor ©Carolina Russo

 

– Winter Wonderland –
Day 25 GIFT – Day 26 ICE SKATES – Day 27 SCARF

Winter Wonderland 31 Days 31 Paintings Challenge!!!

today was 27/31 Charlie’s  prompt list says  “WRAPPING PAPER”  I am joining  doodlewash  

This post is for the last three days watercolors. I made my paintings and had some busy time so I am posting all three together! Wow I can believe we’re almost at the end of December and at the end of the year!!! Soon 2017 is coming let’s see what new adventures the new year will bring! 😉

 

Details about my watercolors:
 watercolors are outlined with black and white ink pens. I used  French Artists Watercolors  Sennelier  l’Aguarelle 12 demi-godets half-pans travel metal box  Ink pens used  Pigma Micron Black ink #02, white Uni-ball Signo gel pen and a black ink  Pilot Prera fountain pen fine nib . I painted on a small 3.5 x 5.5 inches mixed media sketchbook.

To Follow the Challenge visit my Winter Wonderland GALLERY


The first 27 paintings of December challenge and all my other watercolors are available for Pre-Order in Limited Edition Art Prints 

Please follow me on Instagram account dedicated to my Art! @carolinarussoart

 

#WorldWatercolorGroup

Enjoy December Adventure! And Keep painting everyday ❤

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Thank You!

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