Day 31. Riding Into the Unknown: Finishing 31 in 31 With Courage and Hope
An expressive horse and rider painting closes out my 31 in 31 daily art practice—exploring hope, resistance, and the courage to create in uncertain times.
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Day 30. High Horse, Good Grip: When Creativity Gives Us the Courage to Ride
On day 30 of my 31 in 31 practice, a horse I painted earlier in the month returned—this time built from leftover paint, negative space, and trust. What emerged was an abstract horse and rider painting about creativity, resilience, and staying mounted through uncertainty.
Day. 29: Treading Lightly: What Happened When I Revisited an Old Abstract Painting
What happened when I revisited an old abstract painting during my 31 in 31 challenge was unexpected—less about fixing and more about listening.
Day 28: Ready for What Comes Next
As day 28 of a 31-day painting practice, this red-bellied woodpecker emerged with its head lifted and chest forward—ready for whatever comes next. A reflection on posture, pattern, and approaching the end of a daily creative rhythm.
Day 27: Finding the Music: Painting Jazz Musicians and the Practice of Paying Attention
During day 27 of my 31 in 31 painting challenge, I returned unexpectedly to jazz musicians—exploring attention, negative space, and what it means to be fully locked in while creating art by hand.
Day 26: When the Muse Lands
In today’s painting, inspiration takes the form of small birds finally coming to rest. A reflection on creative practice, patience, and what happens when the environment is right for ideas to land.
Day 25: Love Thy Neighbor with Thick Paint
On Day 24 of my 31 in 31 project, I painted thickly out of uncertainty—scratching the words “Love Thy Neighbor” into the surface while thinking about mercy, the Good Samaritan, and Mary Oliver’s Franz Marc’s Blue Horses.
Day 24: Returning to the Feeder: Painting the Tufted Titmouse Again and Again
What we lose when we make art is infinite possibility—but what we gain is something real. A reflection on risk, creativity, and why getting on a high horse might be exactly what making art requires.
Day 23: Traveling Musicians & the Joy of Sharing Art
What we lose when we make art is infinite possibility—but what we gain is something real. A reflection on risk, creativity, and why getting on a high horse might be exactly what making art requires.