#my100daysofcolor

Throw back time! Very interesting to look back and see how things evolve. #the100dayproject #my100daysofcolor . . . . . #artistsoninstagram #artistsontumblr #100dayproject #gardening #insects #insectart #butterfly #butterflyart #cricket #luckycricket #art #painting #kalamazooartist #michiganmade #natureart #naturalhistory https://www.instagram.com/p/B_NL6kInFza/?igshid=1euv4fyonjfs

Today starts #the100dayproject!!! I haven’t even thought of a personal hashtag, so I am just going to use #my100daysofpainting2020. A year we want to forget, but we must remember, as it will shape our collective history forever. I have been paralyzed by fear and depression for the last month. In 2018, when I did #my100daysofcolor, the project became meditative for me. A place to go everyday and reflect, while dealing with that feeling of losing myself to motherhood. It brought me peace and comfort having the project to go to everyday. It kept me moving forward, and I could see that progress when I looked back on each week. I am forcing myself to do this, because I need that again. This was my first painting from my first 100 day project, and the second photo is my daughter at the time. She was 6 months old. I would paint during her nap time and for 5 hours after I put her down for bed every night (yes, I am still tired from that). Now my children are 2 and 4. They stay up much later, and don’t nap. So, I have set up a table in my kitchen so I can paint when they are eating and having down time and when my husband gets home from work (and I can still be with them while I paint). This will be a challenge, but I NEED to do this. Thank you all for following along on this journey. I need your support too. ❤️🙏 . . . . . #art #beeart #bees #aceo #bumblebee #bombus #100dayproject #creativehappylife #artmom #artistlife #painting #goldleaf #gilding #kalamazoo #michiganartist #chicagoartist (at Kalamazoo, Michigan) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-rrT_BHGET/?igshid=k8i02305a9to

One of my favorites from last year! #the100dayproject #100dayproject #my100daysofcolor https://www.instagram.com/p/BxbNQ7cHrZ2/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1f4xqy34topap

Throw back to a year ago. #the100dayproject #my100daysofcolor . . . . . #artwork #artistsoninstagram #artistsontumblr #interiordesign #designinspo #entomology #nature #natureinspired #sciart #design #artworkforsale #inkpainting #inkdrawing #gilded #goldleaf #ladybugart #ladybug #ladybird #ladybirdart #goldleafart #100dayproject #artstudio #geometricart #symmetricalart https://www.instagram.com/p/BwYOTgzBryX/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=jorkj0em1apv

So, today is the start of the official #the100dayproject! If you don’t know what that is, check it out. It is a bunch of folks all around the world doing a creative project for 100 days. I did my first project last year, and it was a transformative experience, to say the least. I saw my work gradually evolve over the 100 days. I got better, more creative, and I eventually started inventing techniques that I have never seen before. #my100daysofcolor ended up being a breakthrough project. That is why I have decided to publish my first book documenting the project. It will be a 50 page book illustrating each painting from the project with some extra stuff too. For the next 100 days I will share parts of the progress of getting this thing together. I have never done this before, so it should be an adventure! . . . . . . . #art #painting #bumblebee #beeart #bees #watercolor #goldleaf #gilding #my100daysofwritingsomething #my100daysofcolorbook #bookpublishing #artbook #book #moonart #celestial #natureart #aceo #tinypainting #100dayproject #entomology #insectart https://www.instagram.com/p/BvxZW2gD8fx/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=16ko7blmx7w89

Today’s little beetle. Tried to keep this one simple, yet elegant. #the100dayproject #my100daysofcolor . . . . . .#beetle #beetleart #insectart #entomology #art #biology #nature #natureart #100dayproject #southhaven #grandhaven #kalamazoo #aceo #miniatureart #mini #smallart #westmichigan #decor #moon #moonart (at Kalamazoo, Michigan)

This is what #my100daysofcolor is all about! Day 47 of #the100dayproject. . . . . . .#rainbow #beetle #beetleart #watercolor #inkpainting #watercolour #insect #insects #biology #science #evolution #environment #art #artwork #100dayproject #carveouttimeforart #cotfa #createarteveryday #artforyourhome #decor #grandhaven #saugatuck #saugatuckdouglas #kalamazoo (at Kalamazoo, Michigan)

Here we go! This is what the gallery looks like! I hope to see some of your faces, Kalamazoo! ❤️ . . . . . . #kalamazoo #arthop #discoverkalamazoo #art #painting #the100dayproject #insects #nature #westmichigan #grandrapids #chicagoartist #my100daysofcolor #michigan #michiganartist #watercolor #drawing #insectjewelry #natureart #beeart (at Ninth Wave Studio) https://www.instagram.com/p/BncD2FhBY23/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=tirgo7zb7gqn