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“This Sweet Simple Existence” - October (Inktober) 2026 - A Year of Daily Painting
As part of my daily art project 2026, “This Sweet Simple Existence”, I am painting one painting a day for an entire year and at the end of every month I will be reflecting on my experience of that month’s daily painting experience.
To say that October just flew by for me is an understatement. It was also the first month in which I finished my paintings way before the end of the month, at least 10 days in advance. Let me explain.
“This Sweet Simple Existence” - September 2026 - A Year of Daily Painting
As part of my daily art project 2026, “This Sweet Simple Existence”, I am painting one painting a day for an entire year and at the end of every month I will be reflecting on my experience of that month’s daily painting experience.
September just flew by for me, what with he start of school and a return to a somewhat consistent routine. I painted with watercolors exclusively for the entire month. I used watercolor paper, 300gsm, cold pressed, and I taped off the edges so there is a clean ¼ inch border around each painting.
“This Sweet Simple Existence”- January 2026- A Year of Daily Painting
Late last year, I had decided to embark on a rather daunting project. I would make 2026 my year of living creatively, my year of daily painting, a personal art project called “This Sweet Simple Existence” focused on painting objects (whether still life, food, household objects, etc), images and scenes from everyday life to showcase the magical and extraordinary in the seemingly mundane daily existence.