Keep reading to download this Kansas watercolor.

Welcome to March! For me, the word March is followed by madness. To celebrate this great month of basketball, I decided to try my hand at watercolor and create a simple Kansas shape.

I got this idea from The Postman's Knock's Facebook post. I didn't branch out too far from the tutorial. I stuck with Kansas, but tried using red and blue for KU. After five attempts, I painted a blue to red fade. I've never used watercolor before, unless kindergarten counts, so I had a little trial and error. Too much paint the first time; too many strokes the next. But, eventually, I made a clean sweep and created a pretty Rock Chalk watercolor.

I finished it off with some watercolor calligraphy — again a first. It blobbed here and ran out there, but in the end I created some simple, light blue words to root on my Jayhawks.

Now I share the Jayhawks and Kansas with you. You can download either the Rock Chalk desktop or phone background for free. But, download the desktop version right now; it has a March 2015 calendar on it. The phone background can be used for as long as you want.

Enjoy and let's go, Jayhawks!

Download the Rock Chalk Watercolor Desktop Background. Download the Rock Chalk Watercolor Phone Background.

I made a little mess on my desk while figuring out watercolors.

After a few attempts, I ended up with a presentable Kansas watercolor.

I even tested calligraphy and watercolor.

I can't wait to try more watercolor projects.