GM Europe and Africa! Good day Asia and Australia! Here's a new Art Challenge: **2026 Calendar Challenge** – 12 weeks, 12 months, 12 chances to turn “I want to be creative” into “I’m actually creating.” Each week you make *one* visual capture of the month—any medium, any style. The focus is on the **process**, not the polish. **Week 1 – January** **Core Theme:** Fresh Beginnings **Prompt:** *“What does a new year feel like for me?”* Think snow‑covered evergreens, pine cones, fireworks, a quiet hearth… let the feeling guide your art. **Optional Creative Exercise** 1) Sketch a “first‑light” scene. 2) Write a 1‑page letter to your future self and tuck it into the page. **Got a template?** Feel free to use the printable calendar layout 👉

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🗓️ **How it works:** - Choose a medium (collage, paint, digital, found objects). - Create the visual **by Sunday week’s end**. - Share a photo or scan with #2026CalendarChallenge. Let the pages become tiny reminders of the spark you lit in 2025, and watch the habit of playful exploration stick around long after the 12 weeks are over. 🌟 #artstr #grownostr #2026calendar #challenge Some Examples: GN I am going to bed now.

For July I decided the desert fits the month for me. I could have done a beach but... It is just so hot in July 😩 #dailydrawing #artstr #sketchstr #art #sketch #2026calendar

GM! Productive morning. Cutting out a bunch of stickers. The tiny ones are the hardest 😂😫 #artstr #stickers #crafts

For June I was going to incorporate fireflies and the joy of childhood. And then I was reminded of the movie Grave of the Fireflies and I just couldn't keep going with that theme, it depressed me IMMEDIATELY. So I switched to summer solstice stuff. I know there's the horror movie Midsommar but I'd rather be frightened than utterly depressed and hopeless. June is such a strange month 😅 Only watch these movies if you enjoy horror (Midsommar), or want to lose your faith in humanity (Grave of the Fireflies) #dailydrawing #artstr #sketchstr #art #sketch #2026calendar

GM! I’ve put together a quick cheat sheet of the prompts for the #2026calendar #challenge. Feel free to spend the weekend brainstorming how you’d like your calendar to look. This can be done in any way—drawing, photos, crochet, collage, etc. Your imagination is the limit! The challenge kicks off on Monday!

Working on the #2026calendar #challenge What do you think of this template? Trying to keep it simple. #design #template

May feels like it should be frogs. #dailydrawing #artstr #sketchstr #2026calendarchallenege

Putting together the #2026calendarchallenge has thrown my own calendar off track 😂 I meant to keep things simple. Oh well! My aim is to start the challenge next week. Here is some quick sketch ideas for April. Nothing is really calling out to me. #dailydrawing #artstr #sketchstr #art #sketch

GM! The September Issue of my travel‑sketch zine is in production! 🎉 DM me if you’d like a copy – I’m thrilled to finally share what’s become a raw, on‑the‑spot visual journal of new places. I also offer a print‑on‑demand version for a professional finish. You can order it here:

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Wandering Paints A Travel Zine

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