At the start of 2025, I really wanted to take up some sort of daily art practice. I have loved doing my poem a day practice, some years ago now, keeping a woodland journal, and then making a book of my daily walks, as well. So I wanted to something that would, again, be a daily commitment, especially in this very difficult year for our country and the world. But I like trying different challenges. I finally settled on making a tiny piece of art–any type–on an index card every day this year and posting them, not to sell, but just to collect and have and share. I hope you enjoy them.
You will find my paintings, collages, greeting cards, and other things for sale on my Ampersand Cards website. This replaces the posting I was doing on Instagram.
Day 1 – January 1, 2025
Day 2 – January 2, 2025
Day 3 – January 3, 2025
Day 4 – January 4, 2025 (a la Henri Matisse cut-outs)
Day 5 – January 5, 2025 (Acrylic, Posca pen, and pencil)
Day 6 – January 6, 2025 – The Epiphany! (Acrylic with painted paper collage)
Day 7 – January 7, 2025 (Acrylic and Posca pen)
Day 8 – January 8, 2025 The Moon I Saw (Acrylic)
Day 9 – January 9, 2025 (Acrylic, pen and Posca pen)
Day 10 – January 10, 2025 (Inktense pencils, pen, Posca pen, and acrylic mixing white) An unintended rendering of the LA fires
Day 11 – January 11, 2025 (Acrylic and Posca pen)
Day 12 – January 12, 2025
Day 13 – January 13, 2025 (Inktense pencils)
Day 14 – January 14, 2025 (Pen and Inktense pencils)
Day 15 – January 15, 2025 ( Pen and Inktense pencils)
Day 16 – January 16, 2025 (Inktense pencils)
Day 17 – January 17, 2025 (Inktense pencils, pen, and Posca pen)
Day 18 – January 18, 2025 (Pen and Inktense pencils)
Day 19 – January 19, 2025 (Pen and Inktense pencils) Italy!!
Day 20 – January 20, 2025 (Pen and Inktense pencils) At the Wharf
Day 21 – January 21, 2025 (Pen, Inktense pencils, Posca pen) Hat Bird
Day 22 – January 22, 2025 (Pen and Inktense pencils)
Day 23 – January 23, 2025 (Pen and Inktense pencils)
Day 24 – January 24, 2025 (Pen and Inktense pencils)
Day 25 – January 25, 2025 (Pen and Inktense pencils)
Day 26 – January 26, 2025 (Pen and Inktense pencils)
Day 27 – January 27, 2025 (Pen and Inktense pencils)
Day 28 – January 28, 2025 (Inktense pencils and Posca pen)
Day 29 – January 29, 2025 (Pen and Inktense pencils) A favorite of mine, somehow
Day 30 – January 30, 2025 (Pen and Inktense pencils) The Staredown
Day 31 – January 31, 2025 (Pen and Inktense pencils) Monster Fish & Little Fish
Day 32 – February 1, 2025 (Pen and Inktense pencils) What’s the biggest thing you ever wished for?
Day 33 – February 2, 2025 (Pen and Inktense pencils) Tugboat and Barge with Captain
Day 34 – February 3, 2025 (Pen and Inktense pencils) – Red Fox in the Woods
Day 35 – February 4, 2025 (Pen and Inktense pencils) Go, sheep, go!
Day 36 – February 5, 2025 (Pen and Inktense pencils) A different sort of technique? with the pencils, very loose
Day 37 – February 6, 2025 (Pen and Inktense pencils) – They Mate for Life
Day 38 – February 7, 2025 (Pen and Inktense pencils) Prehistoric Hedgehogs
Day 39 – February 8, 2025 (Pen and Inktense pencils) Hedgehog Sheep?
Day 40 – February 9, 2025 (Pen and Inktense pencils) Hedgehogs!!!
Day 41 – February 10, 2025 (Pen and Inktense pencils) Owl in the Moon
Day 42 – February 11, 2025 – (Pen, Posca pen, Inktense pencils) Booted Bunny
Day 43 – February 12, 2025 (Pen, Inktense pencils, Posca pen) Hedgehogs Hit the Beach!
Day 44 – February 13, 2025 (Pen and Inktense pencils) Umbrellas!!
Day 45, February 14, 2025 (Pen and Inktense pencils)
Day 46 – February 15, 2025 (Pen and Inktense pencils) A fave of mine
Day 47 – February 16, 2025 (Pen and Inktense pencils)
Day 48 – February 17, 2025 (Inktense pencils)
Day 49 – February 18, 2025 (Pen and Inktense pencils) Fox and Owl at the Old Homestead
Day 50 – February 19, 2025 (Pen) Miles!!
Day 51 – February 20, 2025 (Pen and Inktense pencils) Owl in the Rain
Day 52 – February 21, 2025 (Posca pen, Inktense pencils & watercolor crayon) Playing!
Day 53 – February 22, 2025 (Posca pen and Inktense pencils) Klee? Miro? -ish?
Day 54 – February 23, 2025 – (Pen and Inktense pencils, experimenting with drips)
Day 55 – February 24, 2025 (Inktense pencils) a la Matisse
