And the Winner Is...

Not me.

Nope.

Not even close.

Or did I?

Allow me to rewind a bit.

You see, I joined a lucrative art challenge “30 Day Style Play” hosted by none other than the incredible team over at Make Art That Sells .

The rules were simple:

1. Follow the daily prompt and make something.

2. Play with style.

3. Post your artwork on Instagram using the hashtag #LillasStylePlay2025

4. Win a FREE Make Art That Sells course!

Easy, right?

Not so much, at least not #4.

In case this is the first time you’re hearing about the challenge, see the below daily prompts hand-picked by Lilla Rogers.

Day 1, A Nutella jar. At first, I thought about drawing -well, you know- a Nutella jar, obviously. However, I thought - “What would a winner draw?”

Neurons firing. Pew, Pew, Pew! Not sure what sounds neurons make when firing in the brain, but Pew feels right.

“Eureka! What If I drew not one, but two slices of bread?”

Hang in there…

“Each slice will have a generous spread of Nutella. But get this, they are each characters! We have Nut and Ella. Ggggg-Genius!”

I lost…

The winner drew a Nutella jar -Go figure…

There were actually 15 winners across the 30-Day challenge. I am very happy for them and shared my congratulatory sentiment.

I didn’t join the challenge to win - I joined because I wanted to create artwork. I wanted to play with style and just have fun.

Of course winning a free art course is pretty awesome, so is creating something from your imagination.

I’m like AI, but much dumber and slower. Give me a prompt and I will create something for you. It might not be perfect, but here’s the thing - who cares?

Do me a quick favor, scroll back to the top of this article and check out my crayon drawing of Day 25: A Vintage MG Convertible. Looks like a 4 year old made it, but people love it! I made it in 5min, and somehow it resonated with people.

I’ll call that a win.

I won’t bore you with 30 pieces of art, so I’ve curated my favorites for your absolute enjoyment.

Thanks for reading!