A really good online painting challenge is The Virtual Paintout.  You get to do a plein air painting in the comfort of your own studio, using Google’s Street View.  A country, town or some other area is chosen at the start of the month and each participant finds a view to paint – great idea!

This month the chosen location is Lido di Jesolo which is in the Venice province of Italy.  Here’s my contribution:

8*10 inches; Acrylic on Acrylic Paper