I started writing the 100 Days of Art posts on 3rd January 2025. Over the past couple of months, it’s been interesting for me, seeing where I connect with other people. It turns out there is more interest in my abstract artwork than I had expected. I thought I would share links to the 5 top posts with you.

Using the number of views as a measure, the top five posts were:

• Day 75: Abstract and Intuitive
• Day 78: A Quick Abstract Watercolour
• Day 68: 12 Abstract Landscapes
• Day 62: Abstract Paintings
• Day 92: The Impact of Light on Colour

The first post in this series I come to which is not related to abstract artwork is ranked 7th – this is Day 22: From Paint to textiles.

To be open about the least viewed posts, these were Day 68: A Fascination with Fallen Leaves and Day 88: Digital Soft Focus.

My ‘100 Days’ Experience

Perhaps you are one of the people who think “What’s the point?” I confess, before I did a short course, I did too. However, I’ve come to understand the benefits of setting myself this target.

Here’s what I get out of it:

• Writing a post each day for a set period (however long) creates mini-deadlines for the self. It stops the “I’ll do it tomorrow” syndrome
• Before I did the 100 Days project, I had few images of my artwork on my website. By doing a post a day with an image I created, my website now has many examples of my work.
• Looking at views, click through rates, and the sources indicating where people came across my posts was useful. I share to Facebook, Instagram and BlueSky, so along with WordPress, I can see audience preferences are different on different platforms. In the future this will help me to know what to post where.
• The posts don’t lose their value once the 100 Days project is over. I can use these in other contexts.
• I seriously doubt I would have spent this long thinking about my creative process without such a challenge. I’ve had many insights in the middle of writing the posts. “Aha“ moments I can use in the future.

Did it lift my profile? Slightly, but not dramatically. I noticed my click through rate increased. I gained a few followers, but not many.

If you haven’t read any of my posts yet, I’d be interested to know if the links to the 5 top posts were helpful, and your thoughts on why these posts had more views?

Primarily, the 100 Days of Art Project was for myself. However, I hope that some people enjoyed the ride.