Personal Art Challenge for 2022

I decided that 2022 was the year to challenge myself to another 365 Art Challenge. With a capital C. Trying, as always, to keep it simple, I decided to use playing cards as the base format. Other than that, I am free to choose any art style and medium, subject or theme.

Sounds simple but I had several ulterior motives. First, I could finally upcycle all the decks of playing cards I’ve accumulated over the years. Second, it’s a small format so they can be finished quickly. Finally, and possibly most importantly, I’m hoping they serve to provide inspiration for future art projects. I’m also hoping at the end I can punch holes in the corners and put them on a metal ring so I’ll have them all conveniently located in one place. OK, maybe I’ll need a few rings….

This is my chance to experiment with color themes, styles and of course art supplies.

I started by gessoing about 6 playing cards and then choosing a bright and cheery color combo to fight back against the January blahs. Then started using stamps and hand painting on scraps, tissue paper and gelli print papers. I’m liking the first set of results.