This somehow snuck up on me, but today is day 100 of 2026, the Year of Art. I’ve drawn an entry for my visual diary on every single one of those days. Not a single day missed.

It’s one of the best projects I’ve ever taken on. It continues to challenge me while giving me small wins every day. It strikes the perfect balance between a relaxing hobby and something that actually demands effort.

I’m not sure if I can keep this up forever. Every day I think this will be the day I run out of ideas, but it hasn’t happened yet. So I’ll keep going and hope for the best.

I’m going to be honest with you: I love buying stuff. I don’t do it often because I don’t like having stuff, but finding things, buying them, and then playing around with them is one of my favorite pastimes. Unfortunately, I’m not hedonistic enough to indulge this desire all the time.

But my yearly theme, The Year of Art, makes it easy to justify buying a new sketchbook every couple of weeks, or trying out a new medium or a different kind of brush.

I love it. I can go down endless rabbit holes, figure out exactly which kind of gouache paint was used for a piece I like, and then buy it for a couple of bucks and experiment with it. The same goes for pencils, brushes, and paper.

The Year of Art is going great.

My 2026 is the Year of Art and to make sure that I stick to this theme I started drawing a daily visual journal on the first of January. Up until now I only posted these on social media but I figured it would be nice to give these little artworks a place of their own. Introducing: Dailies!