WORLD WATERCOLOR MONTH

June 30, 2026June 28, 2026Jensperspectiveblog 3 Comments

World Watercolor Month is observed annually in July.

Watercolor (watercolour, aquarelle) is a beautiful medium that has captivated people around the globe for centuries. Today, artists are producing amazing paintings each day, and sketchers have popularized the medium as a wonderful way to add life and color to drawings of the world around them.

World Watercolor Month is a celebration to inspire people to paint with watercolor while raising awareness for the importance of art and creativity in the world. Anyone can join the celebration from master watercolorists to people just starting out! Simply tag your watercolor art with #WorldWatercolorMonth and share it for the world to see! This celebration is also a benefit for The Dreaming Zebra Foundation! You can also join in celebrating by donating watercolor supplies to support underprivileged young artists worldwide! With your help, we can provide much-needed support for kids in need. Visit www.worldwatercolor.com to learn more!

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HISTORY

Charlie O’Shields, the creator of Doodlewash®, is the founder of World Watercolor Month. His own love of the medium led to the creation of a blog and social artist movement dedicated to promoting and connecting the vast community of watercolor artists all over the world. The blog has featured hundreds of artists sketching and painting with watercolor on all seven continents. According to Charlie, “There’s something magical about watercolor, and it’s my passion to bring all types of watercolor artists together to celebrate each other’s work and the medium we all love!”

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HOW TO OBSERVE

Take the Ultimate Challenge: Make 31 Watercolor Paintings in 31 Days!
Haven’t tried watercolor before? Give it try for the first time this month!
It’s even more fun to paint with friends, so plan a picnic or sketch walk in your local city and paint outside together.
Have your kids try watercolor painting (and paint with them, of course!)
Support a watercolor artist you enjoy by purchasing one of their beautiful pieces or products for your home.
Share the watercolor work of other artists you love.

Commit to making a watercolor painting or sketch each day during the month (or whenever you can join), and share your work with #WorldWatercolorMonth when posting your art! (and use the hashtag to view the work of other watercolor artists around the world!)

NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY MONTH

April 30, 2026April 22, 2026Jensperspectiveblog Leave a comment

During National Photography Month in May, focus your attention on sharpening your skills. Master the art of composition or learn how to use that fancy camera you bought. The entire month is dedicated to photography.

How you choose to participate is entirely up to you. While the tools used in photography have changed since its inception some 170+ years ago, the fascination it generates has not stopped. In fact, the more the tools advance, the more we seem to cherish a quality photograph.

Searching archives for a likeness a photographer took of a person or a place years ago that is familiar to us today will leave us awed. Many of us grab our phones to snap a quick photo of some of the strangest things – a delicate leaf in a puddle, an old penny or a frozen bubble. We capture moments in time and collect elements of our lives from the everyday to those landmark events.

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Photography develops in us more than just a memory; it provides a with a way to touch time.

NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY MONTH HISTORY

We were not able to identify the source of National Photography Month. It has been thoroughly researched as you can see at www.bhphotovideo.com.

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HOW TO OBSERVE #NationalPhotographyMonth

Take a class to hone your skills. Learn to preserve your photos or visit a museum to see images of the masters. How will you spend the month? Use #NationalPhotographyMonth to share on social media.

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NATIONAL STICKER DAY

January 12, 2026January 10, 2026Jensperspectiveblog Leave a comment

National Sticker Day on January 13th recognizes all the ways stickers brighten up a page or send a special message. The day celebrates all things stickers, from the custom printing of them to sharing stickers. Every sticker has a story.

Historians credit the European merchants in the 1880s as the first to stick labels to their products, in an effort to promote their goods and wares to passersby.

These savvy, pre-industrial entrepreneurs used a gum paste to get the labels to adhere and, well, stick: hence “stickers.” By the 1900s a sticker-specific paste had been developed and was widely used, most notably on stamps, which dried and then would re-apply when moistened.

The observance is in honor of R. Stanton Avery, who was born on that day in 1907. Avery was the original creator of the adhesive label with removable backing.

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NATIONAL STICKER DAY HISTORY

StickerGiant, a promotional sticker and product label company based in Longmont, Colorado, created National Sticker Day in 2015 to celebrate all the fun stickers bring to all ages.

HOW TO OBSERVE #NationalStickerDay

Buy or make some special stickers. Share your favorite projects, scrapbook or reward someone with a unique sticker. Stickers aren’t just for kids. Everyone enjoys a sticker. They’re functional as well as fun. They keep us organized, and they create colorful ways to celebrate, too! Share your sticker best!

Take photos of them to post on social media using #NationalStickerDay.