A Shade of Art

It’s gobble, gobble time! Anyone craving a turkey wing or a thigh? Well, let’s put the food away and see what we can do with a canvas and a brush!

In this blog, we will cover 17 watercolor art ideas for the fall and Thanksgiving holidays.

Foliage

Summer has ended, and the weather has cooled. This is the perfect time to grab a paintbrush, a canvas, and sit under a tree in a park. Allow the scenery to inspire you.

Football

I’m a basketball player myself, but if you live in the southern states, you should know: Football is law! Art sport memorabilia generally sells well online if you are in the right market.

Men’s fashion

It’s not quite the time for a wool coat, but a nice blazer or turtleneck would do. A long-sleeved shirt with some nice slacks will always look good on a nice autumn day.

School campus

College tuition has gotten expensive, hasn’t it? Well, I hope they still allow visitors to sit under a tree and draw a beautiful landscape of the campus grounds for free!

Turkey

Has anyone ever seen a turkey in the woods walking about or crossing a street in a rural area? I haven’t seen a turkey except at a zoo, so painting one with your paintbrush would be cool if you can spot one.

Harvest

If you like to cover mountains, oceans, and lakes, try the vast landscape of ripening crops. This can attract rural art enthusiasts. The concept is unpopular, so you can use it to break things and create some original ideas with it.

Pumpkins

Pumpkins become a little redundant after Halloween. Fortunately, they are a traditional emblem for the fall and Thanksgiving season. So, if you don’t feel inspired to paint in October, go back and see how you feel in November.

Apple pie

Dessert anyone? I wouldn’t recommend painting an apple pie on a canvas by itself. If you can be creative with it, maybe add a dinner entrée and some wine, art critics would praise you for it!

Leaves

Autumn leaves signaled the first stages of the end of the seasonal cycle. The euphoria of falling leaves across the open land is always worth illustrating.

Camping

Camping in the fall has some benefits. No mosquitoes! But if you don’t want to fight a bear over your last turkey sandwich, stay at home and create this idea. Make sure to add some heavy clouds in the background. They always look pretty cool.

Fall Festivals

Fall festivals have always been popular in America. It can be a local or national fair, an October beer fest, a seafood festival, and many more to count.  It’s always good to capture these events on a canvas!

Pumpkin pie

Pumpkin pie is very nostalgic. Hard to bake, but very easy to create with your paintbrush. Go ahead and give it a try!

Family

Are you still mad at your dad for not attending your baseball games when you were in 8^th grade? Well, the fall holiday is a perfect time to remind him every year why you spend a portion of your salary to seek a therapist. Or you can use art as a form of therapy. Wouldn’t that be better!

Airport terminal

One part of the great holiday experience is a delayed flight, and you’re stuck in Orlando for 19 hours. I would recommend that you find a corner of the airport, pull out a tabletop easel and brush, and create your horror experience at the terminal.

Holiday Shopping

Do people still wait outside a store at 4 am to get a discount on a DVD of Aladdin on Black Friday? Do malls still exist? If you can find one, go inside and capture the nostalgia with your paintbrush. I think 70s and 80s babies would appreciate the work.

Women’s fashion

The summer is over. Ladies, time to put on those clothes that cover every inch of your body. It’s okay, this gives men a reason to appreciate your eyes, your smile, the color of your fingernails, and your conversation. As an artist, you should capture some of these fashionable outfits and emulate them in your artwork.

Stuffing

People often overlook food art, but it does sell.  Fortunately, it’s a small niche. If you can illustrate this meal idea, I guarantee it will hang on someone’s kitchen wall pretty soon.

Please don’t eat too much dressing this holiday season. The art community is going to need you because by the time you digest your food, it will be Christmas. And that’s a whole new set of art ideas.

So start creating today!