One Year, Countless Hours of Drawings and Paintings

Twelve months of drawings and paintings created in 2025, shared through art process videos here on this channel, compressed into 3 minutes and 30 seconds. One year of intense art creation, told through a dynamic video.

Read the accompanying post here:   / first-year-of-my-147775067  

I can't believe that I'm already celebrating the first year of my YouTube channel! It took me so long to finally start and here I am, one year later... with so many art videos published. I'm so proud of myself! 😊🌟

2025 was really hard, but totally worth it, and you can expect more from me in 2026. I'm so excited about my next project! You're going to love it!

Of course I couldn't have made it without the help of so many amazing human beings, and that's why I included an 'Acknowledgments' part after the 'Art & Life' part.

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🌟 Acknowledgments Transcript:

Thank you for watching this video, as well as all my subscribers. Without you, this channel wouldn't exist. Really!

I also want to thank my family and friends, especially those who encouraged me to create this channel and start sharing my art, even when they didn't fully understand what it meant.

And to all my Patreons who support my art, in particular those in the Morning Light tier, who financially support both my art and this channel: thank you! You are amazing! And I'm very lucky to have you in my life.

Of course, I also feel deep gratitude to collectors who buy my original work or commission me to create something exclusive. You truly make this path possible for me.

I want to especially thank Father Bronques, who pushed me beyond my comfort zone and encouraged me to create this channel with intention and to approach these videos as a gift, from me to my audience.

And finally, thank you to the wonderful community of artists from The Mystery School, the Make Art Not Content gang, who have been so supportive throughout the year.

You are incredible! Thank you all! 🙏😊✨

🌟 Mentioned in the video
Father Bronques –   / bronques  
Make Art Not Content –    / @makeartnotcontent   |   / makeartnotcontent  
The Mystery School – https://makeartnotcontent.com

Chapters
00:00 Art & Life
03:34 Acknowledgments

🎥 Some of the 2025 videos
   • Swiss Rooftops in Watercolors  
   • Painting the Swiss Countryside with Waterc...  
   • Realistic Pencil Drawing of Two Girls Sitt...  
   • Fallen Tree Study in My Sketchbook  
   • The Beauty of a Fallen Tree  
   • Three Ominous Chimneys in my Sketchbook  
   • Three Chimneys made with Graphite and Water  
   • Three Chimneys from Barcelona  
   • Painting Colorful Flowers with Gouache  
   • Sketching the Stone City, Matera  
   • Drawing Matera with Pen and Ink. But is it...  
   • Drawing an Intricate City with Fineliners ...  
   • How a Drawing Changed My Life  
   • Why Paint in Nature?  
   • Complete Art Compilation – Drawings and Pa...  
   • The Simple Joy of Drawing Trees  
   • Sketching a Stunning Leafless Tree  
   • Sketching on Location – 10 Simple Tips for...  
   • Granulating Watercolors: Silhouette Trees ...  
   • Botanical Painting with Gouache – Chinese ...  
   • Drawing a Peacock Portrait in Graphite  
   • Why Even Advanced Artists Take Classes  
   • Drawings and Paintings Compilation – The M...  
   • This Only Happens Once a Year  
   • How to Paint The Araucaria Christmas Tree ...  

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