Watercolour painting of guinea fowl. Title reads: Critters in the garden, Week 3 of the Chronially Hopeful 52-week art project

The 52-Week Art Project – Garden Critters

​I was blown away by all the incredible critters you fabulous artists have created this week! It was week 3 and the prompt was Critters In The Garden. We had paintings, some pencil and ink drawings and we even had clay sculptures! Your creativity is so inspiring. I love seeing how each person interprets the prompts in their own way. In this post I’ll be sharing my ​process, supplies and throughts behind the painting I made. To see the art…

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A snowy winter scene painted with gouache. Title reads: Snowy Winter Scenes, Week 2 of the 2020 52-week art project.

The 52-Week Art Project – Snowy Scenes

​It’s week 2 of the Chronically Hopeful 52-week art project! This past week ​the theme was ​Snowy Scenes and I have ​loved seeing all the winter wonderlands you have created! ​If you missed the ​previous weeks, you’re still welcome to jump in at any point and join us on this arty adventure! This is a no pressure project, not a stressful challenge, so take your time and enjoy the process when you can and just enjoy the gallery when you…

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A geometric watercolour pattern in shades of blue. Title reads: patterns in shades of blue, Week 1 of the 2020 Chronically Hopeful 52-week art project

The 52-Week Art Project – Patterns In Shades Of Blue

The Chronically Hopeful 52-week art project has finally started. I have been so excited to get it off the ground since I came up with the idea and ​now it’s here! This week ​the theme was patterns in shades of blue and I have been blown away by the unique ways that each person has interpreted that prompt! ​If you missed the first week, you’re welcome to jump in at any point and join us on this arty adventure! This…

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Watercolour geometric pattern with paintbrushes and tubes of paint above the painting. Title reads: The chronically hopeful 52-week art project. A year of creativity with one prompt per week.

My 52-Week Project – A Year Of Art

One of my goals for 2020 is to create more art. In order to reach that goal, I’ve created the Chronically Hopeful 52-Week Art Project​.​ It consists of 52 prompts, one for each week of the year, to ​guide my creativity, keeping me focused​ and inspired. Having a fluctuating chronic illness means that I’m not always able to be creative, so I thought one prompt per week would be easier to manage than the one prompt per day ​that many…

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The word Love lettered with while pen on pink paper. Pens lying around the picture on the table. Title reads, Art gallery, paintings, lettering and drawings from Feb 2019

Chronically Hopeful Art: Paintings, Lettering And Drawings From Feb 2019

​This is the first in a new series of posts where I will share all the art I have worked on for the month. I hope to be consistent with it, but life with a chronic illness is anything but consistent, so don’t hold me to it. I am very grateful, though, that this month has been quite productive creatively and I am so pleased with the pieces that I have made. I hope you enjoy this little gallery too.…

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Watercolour sunset lake scene with pine trees in the foreground. Title reads, The 100 day project, Chronically Hopeful Art, Watercolour sunsets.

The 100 Day Project 2018 – Watercolour Sunsets

It’s been a while since I posted my last round-up of paintings for The 100 Day Project. That’s because I actually took a whole month off! I am very pleased to be back to it though and have thoroughly enjoyed painting each evening. The sunny summer evenings are just perfect for painting! This week I picked up where I left off at the start of May with Sunsets as the theme. I will also reveal next week’s theme today. Why…

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Watercolour tulips on a card. Title reads Flowers, Part of the 100 day project.

The 100 Day Project 2018 – Watercolour Flowers

We are now 3 weeks into this year’s 100 Day Project! If you’ve been following along here on my blog, you will know I have divided my 100 Day Project into 10 sets of 10 days. Each set of 10 days has it’s own theme to focus on using watercolour inks and gouache. For the first 10 days I worked on Night Skies and Galaxies, but for this second set I have been working on Flowers. Flowers are something I…

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Flatlay of watercolour night sky, Title reads Night Skies, part of the 100 day project.

The 100 Day Project 2018: Night Skies And Galaxies

I am so pleased to have made it through the first 10 days of The 100 Day Project! This is the third year I am attempting to do this and I am determined to complete it this year! If you aren’t sure what this project is all about, I wrote about it in a previous post where I explained how it all started and how it works. In this post I will be showing you what I have created over…

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The 100 Day Project 2018 BLOG

My 100 Day Project for 2018

It’s that time of the year again: The 100 Day Project has started and I am so excited about it this year! I first heard about this incredible challenge in 2015, soon after falling ill, and decided it was a good way to keep busy while I recovered at home. (At that point I did not think I would still be at home 3 years later!) I try to take part each year, but I have yet to complete a…

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