30-Day Art Challenge
This challenge is not about making resolved artworks.
It’s about showing up—daily, imperfectly, and with intention.
Over the next 30 days, you’re invited to commit to a small, consistent creative practice using mixed media. You’ll work quickly, stay present, and complete each session in one sitting, allowing the work to reflect how you feel in that moment.
Courage in art often looks quiet. It looks like returning.
Core Intentions
The Rules
Choose Your Surface
Materials (Mixed Media)
Materials (Mixed Media)
Build momentum through daily practice
Develop trust in your instincts
Reduce overthinking and self-judgement
Strengthen your relationship with materials
Show up daily (10–60 minutes)
Work small within your surface (even if the paper or canvas is large)
Finish each session in one sitting
Do not judge the work during the 30 days
Document what you make, then move on
Select one surface & size for the entire challenge:
A3 watercolour paper – responsive, fast-drying, forgiving
Primed calico canvas 30x30cm – tactile, physical, layered
Staying with one surface allows you to notice how familiarity builds confidence.
Choose a limited set of materials, such as:
One wet medium (ink, acrylic, watercolour, gesso)
One dry medium (charcoal, pencil, oil pastel)
One optional tactile element (collage, thread, sand, fabric)
Limitations encourage depth rather than distraction.
Each day, choose one guiding focus:
A material to explore
A feeling to respond to
A constraint (time, colour, scale)
A gesture or mark
If You Miss a Day
Do not catch up.
Do not quit.
Simply return.
The courage is in coming back.
Gentle Reflection (Optional)
At the end of each week, ask:
What felt alive in the work?
What did I resist?
What surprised me?
What do I want to carry forward?
Closing
This challenge is not about outcomes—it’s about attention.
Thank you for choosing to show up for your practice.