I painted 100 portraits over several months.

What you never expect at the beginning of a project like this is how much it will change your process. Repetition brings experience, then curiosity, and experimentation.

Sometimes I limited the time for each portrait. But often curiosity was high. I wanted to try things even when my technique wasn’t ready yet.

And, I continued.

The portraits are tiny to small in size, but that doesn’t make them any less important to me. Choosing to keep them small also helped me save time and focus on making more,

The project started partly as a discipline, and partly as a way to keep moving — to keep working and not put off what matters.

Repetition quieted the noise. Instead of questioning each painting,

experimenting more.

I just continued.

Painting so many faces slowly changed how I looked at the work. The idea of a single perfect piece started to lose its importance. Progress began to feel more like accumulation.
Mistakes became less dramatic. The technique moved forward.

I kept telling myself to continue — I really enjoyed painting them.

Every portrait is different.

Each face carries a different story, a different presence.

Sometimes I wondered what the viewer might feel when looking at them for a while.

What story is behind that portrait?

Does it create a context of its own?

I thought about these things while painting.
I’m only halfway through the project, while I write this but I already see how each repetition shapes my practice and perspective. Each portrait is a small window into a story, a moment, or a feeling — and I want to remember their impact.

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