I love a daily art challenge because it helps me overcome the issue of finding inspiration on a daily basis - especially when I use the Sktchy app and its many, many inspiration photos. I just finished the Sktchy30 challenge which involved a daily emailed prompt for each day in April. The Sktchy30 challenges were a bit ambiguous, but it was fun to see how other Sktchy artists responded to them.

And from the beginning of the year onwards, I have kept up with Sketchbook Skool's #SBSaDrawingaDay challenge here - which I love, because its one word prompts leave plenty of room for my own personal interpretations. Here is my latest piece from the challenge prompt RANDOM (using a random landscape inspiration photo from Sktchy).

Not long ago, I completed the #oneweek100people2017 challenge that was the brain child of Marc Taro Holmes and Liz Steel, two artists who I really admire. That challenge really stretched me to get all those people drawn in just one week!

Now, while I continue with Sketchbook Skool's SBSaDrawingaDay challenge, I am actively trying to improve my watercolor techniques, so I thought I would try to participate in the World Watercolor Group textures challenge for the month of May.

For Day 1 of the World Watercolor Group texture challenge was GLOSSY. Here's my attempt at some glossy lips.

What do you use for periodic inspiration? Do you participate in art challenges? If so, do you have any you would recommend? I'd love to hear about them!