I have just finished the Inchie Challenge for 2026 - seven days of prompts using little watercolour pieces, two inches square. This is run by Amy Maricle of Mindful Art Studio and I have been joining in for a couple of years. She is still offering this for free She also offers Slow Drawing most weeks (you need to be signed up to the free tier on her site) - she does take the occasional week off! She also offers much more on the paid part of her website, such as an extended Inchie Challenge, but I have not signed up to that.
This year the prompts were (from left to right): Wildflower; Sprinkle; Blue; Landscape.
Slow drawing is about taking your time and not rushing to complete something. The patterns are usually based in nature and open to interpretation; in fact, Amy encourages us to make the patterns our own and explore. Materials are few - watercolour paper/card, a permanent ink pen and watercolours. It is an hour of quiet concentration that I really enjoy each week.
Oh I like all of those. It seems less daunting when there isn't a whole page to fill, and when you're given a prompt too.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jo. I enjoy a prompt too and you could interpret these in lots of different ways. I have now put them into a little accordion journal, which is what I usually do with these challenges, so that will be lovely to look back on.
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Ellie