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My 20.000 paintings

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My daily painting challenge has come through Carol Marine's book Daily Painting.  It is about frequent painting and because you do it a lot your art changes and improves.  Why did I call this Blog my 20,000 paintings?  Of course, I didn't make that many.  At most about 10. And spread over many years. On January 22, 2023 I saw that it would take another 20,000 days before I would turn 100 years old and that is now my challenge.  Painting and drawing so much that I made 20,000 paintings (and drawings) by my 100th birthday.  The chance that I will achieve this and that I can also grow that old is quite small.  It is therefore more about getting closer with every painting I make.  Step-by-step.  Getting closer to 20.000 and get better at drawing and painting. Every week I will post a blog to show you what I have made. For now, I will first go on vacation for a week and start with my challenge on May 8, 2023. Every painting or drawing, no matter how ugly or how beautiful, I will sh