Obstacles and Perserverance: My Personal 2026 Creativity Challenge

 

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At the end of the third month of my personal Creativity Challenge, I am still persevering, although I already stumbled on March 1. We had almost reached the capacity of our online storage, and I was so busy going through photos and deleting many that I completely forgot about my daily art project. I could have given up, but instead, I drew two images on March 2. 

 

  

The next blunder happened only a few days later. On March 6, I used watercolour pencils for my 45-minute art. However, in the middle of the process, I was interrupted. I stopped the timer, planning to resume drawing after the break. 

 

Unfortunately, I opened the wrong page of my sketchbook. Instead of continuing the March 6 drawing, I returned to the drawing of the previous day. I only noticed my mistake when I used a water brush and couldn't blend the colours. At first, I was annoyed at the pencils and their quality. However, after I added another layer of colour with my watercolour pencil, I could blend the top layer. At that point, I finally discovered my mistake. I went back to the March 6 drawing and finished it, blending the colours with a water brush without problems.   
 

 

 

 

On March 7, my drawing was again inspired by my Cartooning and Comic class. The participants wanted to draw the Pokémon character Mewtwo. I had fun changing the colours of this character. The original has a light grey body and a purple tail.

 

 

 
 
At this time of the year, I yearn for spring. As soon as I can find tulips in stores, I bring a bit of spring into my home. Therefore, my drawings were heavily inspired by the tulips that brightened our living area. The pink tulip I drew from March 8 to 10 is the same one I drew before. I had bought a bouquet of orange and pink tulips for my daughter's birthday.  She chose a mix of orange and pink for herself, leaving me with a delightful blend. I even took them to the cottage and created my daily art, even after painting en plein air with my friend Janis.

 

Next, a small teddy bear sculpture on my desk caught my eye. Instead of the flower, the figurine holds a photo wire in the form of a bloom. I replaced it with a red flower.

 

 
  

Preparing the first panel of the comic that the participants of my Cartooning and Comic course will create after March Break, I created an image of Shadow from Sonic and Patrick from SpongeBob, two characters we had previously drawn. All participants will start with the same first panel and can then choose to add other characters while omitting one of the characters. I am excited to see how imaginative their stories will be.

Many of us worry about what age will do to our appearance. However, this tulip had passed its prime, but it was still stunning. It had a couple more lines and lost some petals, but that made it only more interesting. We should look to nature's examples when we fret about the extra wrinkle or age spot. We are all perfect in our uniqueness, and our bodies are mirrors of our lives. This tulip is a symbol of ageless beauty.

 

 

On March 18, some of my Painting Buddies came to my house for a surprise party for one of our members. To disguise the party, I invited everyone to create an image of a still life in my studio space. I chose some shells and stones and created a still life that was much too busy as a whole. However, it allowed for interesting sections from various perspectives. I created a watercolour painting and the first sketch for my daily art. The shells proved to be a challenge. I erased the first steps several times for the first two drawings. I experience that the shapes get easier with every attempt.

 

In my Saturday class, the children started the comic. After drawing the first panel together, they showed a lot of imagination in continuing their stories. After class, I created a mixture of Shadow and Sonic from the Sonic the Hedgehog series. 

 

  

I enjoyed drawing the teddy bear girl so much that I picked the teddy bear boy next. Both figurines are photo holders. For the boy, I left the wire for holding photos out. I also changed the top of his pants. The figurine has a tissue sticking out at the top of the pants.

 

 

I bought the magenta calla lily because I loved the colour, even though I have not been successful at keeping this type of plant alive. I researched keeping it healthy online, so this one should fare better. To complete the final image of this blog in time for publication while entertaining my friend from Germany, I created the last drawing right after midnight. For a night owl like me, that was no problem at all. I love the quietness of the night when most people are asleep.

 

My next blog will only contain the images for the four days of March and the first ten days of April because of my upcoming trip to Germany. I will still schedule it for publication on April 24, 2026 (the last Friday of April).


Which one is your favourite of my drawings?