What is the Alcohol Ink Art Experience?
The alcohol ink art experience and challenge is a monthly event centered around learning, creating, and sharing alcohol ink art in a community.
The Alcohol Ink Art Experience & Challenge will help improve your alcohol ink art skills, inspire growth, boost your motivation to create, and connect you with other alcohol ink artists.
Each month features:
- focused mini-skills training lesson (a specific skill will be featured each month),
- exclusive alcohol ink lesson/demo
- additional demos for inspiration related to each month’s theme
- reference photos/inspiration gallery
- motivational prompts
2025 Experience is Exclusively for Society Members
Schedule for 2025
March – “March Madness” (Click here to enter)
- Subject Matter: Signs of spring: Backlit trees, birds, spring flowers
April – “Emergence” (Click here to enter)
- Subject Matter: Rainy reflections, puddles, stormy skies, birds nesting, April flowers
May – “Bursting” (Click here to enter)
- Subject Matter: Wildflower meadows, delicate botanicals, grasses, butterflies, dragonflies
June – “Bold and Bright” (Click here to enter)
- Subject Matter: Summer skies with clouds, ocean waves and sea shells, vibrant landscapes
July – “Summer’s Glow” (Click here to enter)
- Subject Matter: Sunsets, exploring repetitions in nature with leaves, shells, flowers. Sunlit fields.
August – “Rustic Charm – Summer’s End” (Click here to Enter)
- Subject Matter: Rustic Charm – old barns and stone walls, late summer grasses and sunflowers, fruits and vegetables, late summer blooms
September – “Harvest Hues”(Click here to enter)
- Subject Matter: Fall paintings in warm oranges, deep red and gold tones, leaves and bark with texture, capturing the transition from summer to fall
October – “Autumn’s Embrace”
- Subject Matter: Cozy countryside scenes, colorful fall leaves, pumpkins, fall forest landscapes, foggy landscapes
November – “Reflections”
- Subject Matter: Florals and still life with a message of thankfulness, still waters reflecting fall foliage and soft skies; faded beauty in weathered objects
December – “Festive Glow”
- Subject Matter: Snowy Landscapes, candlelit scenes, evergreens and icy textures, poinsettias; festive ornaments
Schedule for 2024
Join the Alcohol Ink Art Society and automatically be enrolled in all 12 months in 2024!
January – “Frost & Fantasy”
- Subject Matter: Winter landscapes, snowflakes, ice formations, mythical winter creatures (like ice dragons, snow fairies) REGISTER HERE! Registration ends January 5, 2024
February – “Passionate Hues”
- Subject Matter: Valentine’s Day themes, hearts, romantic landscapes, reds and pinks in various forms
March – “Spring’s Awakening”
- Subject Matter: Early spring flowers, rain showers, rainbows, St. Patrick’s Day elements (clovers, pots of gold)
April – “Blossom Blends”
- Subject Matter: Cherry blossoms, Easter themes, bright spring gardens, baby animals
May – “Vibrant Vistas”
- Subject Matter: Full spring blooms, Mother’s Day themes, colorful birds, lush landscapes
June – “Solstice Shades”
- Subject Matter: Summer solstice, beach scenes, sunsets, marine life
July – “Patriotic Pigments”
- Subject Matter: Fourth of July themes for the USA (fireworks, flags), summer fruits, bright sunny days
August – “Camping and Outdoors”
- Subject Matter: Outdoor life, hiking, fishing, camping, etc.
September – “Harvest Hues”
- Subject Matter: Fall foliage, harvest scenes, back-to-school themes, apples, and pumpkins
October – “Mystical Moods”
- Subject Matter: Halloween themes, autumn leaves, spooky scenes, mystical creatures
November – “Grateful Gestures”
- Subject Matter: Thanksgiving themes, family gatherings, fall landscapes, cozy indoor scenes
December – “Winter Wonders”
- Subject Matter: Holiday themes (Christmas, Hanukkah, etc.), winter wildlife, festive decorations, snowy night scenes
