✨♡✨#TBT - I showed up for 31 days in January for the Strada easel challenge, a daily form of mental release through art. I wrote a reflection on the discipline of showing up in my GLaxArts Random Musings page. Link in bio.🎨♡✨
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Day31#stradaeasel #stradaeaselchallenge2026 My cormorant by Gill Dooley brought into my #studio so I could draw in #ink and #watercolour
🁢 Day 30 #stradaeasel
Any minute now the tower was about to fall, but there’s something satisfying about order right before chaos. Who wants to play?
Waiting to Fall, ink, colored pencil, and paint markers on sketch paper, 8” x 11”
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Day30 #stradeasel #stradaeaselchallenge2026 I did make the most of the snow and a clear space from my #studio window. Couldn’t do this before. #caseienpaint pencil #stradaeasel conte.
🐬🌴 Day 29 #stradaeasel
This one felt a little nostalgic. A Dolphin, palm tree, and umbrella, like a small escape. Playful and simple. ⛱️
A Small Escape, ink, colored pencil, and paint markers on sketch paper, 8” x 11”
#stradaeaselchallenge2026 #dailyart #stilllife #whimsicalart
Day29 #stradaeasel #stradaeaselchallenge2026 Another from my #elephant collection. This one I have had since a child. My grandparents brought it back from Ghana for me. My aunt lived there for many years. #penandinkdrawing #watercolour
🦌 Day 28 #stradaeasel
Another reindeer, but this one wanted to be bright, with lots of color, pattern, and a playful feel.
Reindeer Reimagined, ink, colored pencil, and paint markers on sketch paper, 8” x 11”
#stradaeaselchallenge2026 #dailyart #animalart #inkdrawing
🃏 Day 27 #stradaeasel
Here is more positive art space energy. This card jumped out at me in the deck.
Queen of Hearts, ink, colored pencil, and paint markers on sketch paper, 8” x 11”
#stradaeaselchallenge2026 #stilllife #dailyart #inkdrawing
Day 28!#stradaeasel #stradaeaselchallenge2026 Another from my elephant collection #penandinkdrawing #watercolour. Not much time today.
Day 27 #stradaeasel #stradaeaselchallenge2026 My money box elephant. Put a penny in the top and move his trunk and it drops inside. #ink #watercolour
🎀 Day 26 #stradaeasel
This one made me stop and draw it. A simple red bow, feather, light, and shadow.
Feather and Bow, ink, colored pencil, and paint markers on sketch paper, 8” x 11”
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Day26 #stradaeasel #stradaeaselchallenge2026 My small collection of #Staithes peg dolls #penandinkdrawing #watercolour
❄️ Day 25 #stradaeasel
Another snowflake, this time in soulful earthy tones.
Soulful Snowflake, ink and paint markers on sketch paper, 8” x 11”
#dailyart #inkdrawing #winterart #stradaeaselchallenge2026
Day25 #stradaeasel #stradaeaselchallenge2026 #penadinkdrawing A recently tidied corner of my #studio. Until recently full of years of receipts and ‘important’ papers. Now organised into a shelf of books, some featuring people I know.
Day 24 #stradaeasel
With a winter storm brewing, it's the perfect time for vitamin C.
Cheers to good health and a strong immune system.
Vitameatavegamin, ink, color pencils, and markers on sketch paper, 6” x 8”
#stradaeaselchallenge2026 #healthandwellness #dailyart #fruitart
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Day 23 #stradaeasel
Found highlighters stashed way back inside a drawer. Surprisingly, they still work. What’s your favorite highlighter color?
Ready to Highlight, ink, color pencils, and markers on sketch paper, 6” x 8”
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🗼 Day 22 #stradaeasel
Back on track with the correct posting days. Drew the Eiffel Tower today. A familiar shape, quick lines, a quiet view.
A Paris Moment, ink on paper, 6” x 8”
#stradaeaselchallenge2026 #urbandrawing #dailyart #inkdrawing
Oil painting of a brown horse facing right, standing with one front leg slightly lifted. The horse appears calm and alert against a simple, uncluttered background.
🐎 Day 21 #stradaeasel
Painted a brown horse today, grounded and alert.
Calm on the surface, power underneath.
Quiet Strength, Oil on canvas panel, 6” x 6”
#stradaeaselchallenge2026 #equineart #dailyart #oilpainting
📚 Day 20 #stradaeasel
A quiet room, empty chairs, and stillness that happens when no one is speaking. Some spaces hold calm on their own.
Stillness, ink on sketch paper, 6” x 8”
#dailyart #inkdrawing #stillobjects #stradaeaselchallenge2026
Day20 #stradaeasel #stradaeaselchallenge2026 One of many stainless steel pots I have. This one I use for some of my even bigger collection of #brushes. #aquarelle pencil watercolour #dippen
☺️ Day 19 #stradaeasel
An underestimated stress ball. One of those colorful random objects that exists because life applies pressure whether we ask for it or not.
Quiet Squeeze, ink, color pencil, and marker on sketch paper, 6” x 8”
#dailyart #inkdrawing #stillobjects #stradaeaselchallenge2026
✨Continuing the series from earlier this month.
Observational drawing and painting, one day at a time.
Somehow, without planning it, this became a reindeer week.
Days 5 to 12 ✨♡✨
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Day17 #stradaeasel #stradaeaselchallenge2026 signs of #spring we have its of #snowdrops and daffodils in the garden. #watercolour
