Small art challenges

Sometimes i ask my friends on Fedi or in group chats for what i should draw/paint. Then i paint it. The rule i gave myself is i have to paint it from imagination/memory. It keeps it fun and keeps me from trying to be too precise. I make those in watercolor in a small sketchbook made of watercolor paper. Then i take a picture and send to my friends and eventually i take a nice scan and add it here.

I usually make them with leftover colors I have on my palette, and don't do an underdrawing. When I ask for ideas, i dont always paint them right away, but i keep them in mind for next time. Sometimes ill take the time to think about it, and sometimes i'll simplify the prompt.

They're really different from the rest of the painting i do, because people come up with ideas that i would never have thought of and that are really outside of my usual themes and styles.

The gallery here is in reverse chronological order, but the order goes from top to bottom (cause that is how the gallery plugin works). And it includes even the ones i dont like (i hate the dolphin one). My favorite one so far is the arcade one.

A small dog sitting in the middle of an arcade. The arcade is decorated in retro patterns.

Dog lost in arcade. March 13 2026

A dolphin with a cowboy hat. It is underwater and there's 2 jellyfish and 2 generic fish around it. It is not a very good painting.

Dolphin with hat. March 13 2026

A ship with three sails. Behind it and around it is starry sky. On the ship are figures which are supposed to be astronauts.

Spaceship. March 13 2026

A not very realistic train. In it are a big brown dog and a small grey dog.

Big dog + small dog. Feb 2026

A long necked dinosaur with its head down. There's some kind of small forest growint on its back.

Dinosaur. Jan 30th 2026