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On a High Horse, original 6x6 acrylic horse painting showing a rider perched high above the ground, painted in expressive pinks, teals, and layered texture.
Day 20. On a High Horse: Why Making Art Requires Risk

What we lose when we make art is infinite possibility—but what we gain is something real. A reflection on risk,...

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Abstract acrylic raven painting with expressive brushstrokes symbolizing hope and movement
Day 19: A Way Out of No Way — A Daily Bird Painting in Acrylic

“A way out of no way (raven study)” 6×6, Acrylic on canvas, framed For today’s painting, I chose a lesser-known...

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Prothonotary warbler acrylic bird painting in yellow and olive tones on a soft green background
Day 18: A Prothonotary Warbler at Rest: When a Daily Creative Practice Needs a Breather

“Prothonotary Warbler at Rest” 4×4, Acrylic on canvas, framed One more little bird joins this acrylic painting flock today. In...

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Palette knife acrylic bird painting of a kingfisher with blue and rust plumage against a soft green background, framed in gold.
Day 17: Palette Knife Kingfisher — A Daily Bird Painting in Acrylic

“Still Returning — Kingfisher (Palette Knife Study),” 4×4, Acrylic on canvas Another acrylic bird joins the flock for Day 17...

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Original oil and acrylic bird painting with a patterned background
Day 16: Held in the Pattern (Trusting a Daily Painting Practice When Nothing Works)

“Held in the Pattern” 6×6, oil and acrylic on canvas When you’ve done as many 31 in 31 challenges as...

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Textured acrylic cardinal bird painting made with a palette knife on a soft green background
Day 15 of 31 in 31: Learning Acrylic Through a Cardinal Painting

“Getting Warmer” 4×4, acrylic on canvas   Yesterday’s painting clearly needed a friend, so today I gave it one—another small...

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Original acrylic blue jay painting on canvas created during a daily painting challenge by Denise Hopkins
Day 14: Trying Something New — Acrylic Painting, Health, and Small Shifts

“Small Things Carry Weight” 4×4, acrylic on canvas   Why do we do the things we know better than to...

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Expressive floral still life painting with pink, white, and yellow flowers in a black-and-white striped vase on a light blue background
Day 13. Painting Flowers as Hope

“Unfurling Fists” 6×6, oil on canvas, Framed An Unfurling Fist “What is a blossom anyway but a fist saying I...

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Impasto painting of a woman with closed eyes and flowers in her hair as bees hover nearby, painted in soft greens and pinks to evoke presence and calm.
Day 12. Being Where I am

“Be Where I Am” 6×6, oil on panel, framed “Look closely at the present you are constructing: it should look...

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