—  100 D a y s o f p a i n t i n g —

The paintings in this collection were part of a commitment to paint for 100 days. Getting back into an (almost) daily painting practice brought a sense of surprise, joy, and play as I allowed myself to experiment with oil paint, trying different things while also maintaining a consistent visual language.

There were so many takeaways from the experience, but the fact that I showed up nearly daily for 100 days was incredible. There were only a couple of missed dates and late nights, but I would make up for them by painting two during the next day. I was so committed, I even brought my panels to NYC and Iowa—these paintings are in acrylic paint for obvious reasons—can you imagine me on the train with wet oil paintings? Actually, one probably could.

I realized that I don’t like setting up still life scenes and that painting from observation can be hard because, somehow, my eyes don’t seem to look in the same place twice. I love color and weird color combinations. Animals are silly, and painting them was (is) such a love letter to their sweetness. I learned to let go and was interested in capturing what I could with minimal brush strokes (a painting by Raul Duffy [French, 1877–1953] I saw at the doctor’s office really cemented this motivation). There’s also a subtle difference between the looseness and laziness, but ultimately, that comes down to intention (doesn’t it always, though?).

All said, this project became a different type of meditation than the abstract paintings, but these studies have helped inform how I see spaces within the abstract pieces.

The paintings are sourced from moments in daily life (some painted from observation/IRL and some not - I found the pets to be easier from a photograph), and on days when I felt less-than-inspired, I asked friends for photos or looked back through memories I wanted to capture. It is a diary of emotions and transitions—summer to fall, loss and love—the whole mess-of-a-thing which is really a beautiful gift.

I hope you will enjoy these vignettes of my life in yours. ♥

Important Information: All paintings are 5 x 7 inches, most are oil on linen panel (some are acrylic paint and some are on canvas panel), unframed, and signed on the back.

Shipping information

This sale will be live until December 31, 2025.

Orders made by December 9, 2025, will ship on December 12, 2025.
Orders made by December 31, 2025, will ship on January 12, 2026. Please pardon the delay, but I will be installing for my show.

Sales tax will be automatically added at checkout.

If you're local to the Capital Region, we can arrange a pickup time either at my home studio in Sand Lake (come meet the goats!) or at the Albany Barn.

Pick-up dates will be as follows:

Tuesday, December 16, between 2-5 pm at the Albany Barn
Wednesday, December 1,7 between 2-5 pm at my home studio in Sand Lake

If these dates do not work, please email me, and we can try to arrange something different, or I can just ship the piece. <3

In the rare event that your item arrives damaged or is lost in transit, we will gladly repair or refund your piece. For any questions or support, please contact kimtateostudio@gmail.com.