Now is the time that resolutions, goals or intentions are put out there. I have never been good at expressing my thoughts in these terms. I am not good at following through. Case in point is this blog. My intention when I began was to show my progress by painting a painting once a month and blogging about the progress on a weekly basis. Even by putting that out there I failed after three months. I am sporadic at best about blogging and I only created two paintings in 2008. However, after my win in October I feel the need to push myself so I am going to put myself out there (again) and hope for the best.
I want to become more organized so that I can have time to create. I can do this by:
- Inventory of my art supplies.
- Organizing my art books.
- Keep my art space less cluttered.
I want to become a better painter. I can do this by:
- Scheduling a minimum of two nights a week for painting.
- Trying a workshop or local class in a watercolor technique that I have not tried.
- Trying to paint "plein aire" as opposed to just painting outside.
- Seeing exhibits at museums and galleries.
I want to step up my game by:
- Painting 5 or more paintings.
- Entering 3 or more juried exhibits.
- Obtaining commissions.
- Participate in a group show.
- Blog a minimum of once a week.
- Meet more artists in my area.
- Join an organization.
I want to work on my marketing skills by:
- Obtaining business cards.
- Writing an Artist Statement.
- Creating a mailing list.
- Purchasing bookkeeping software.
- Working on a portfolio.
- Looking into creating prints and note cards of my paintings.
I want to follow through on these intentions and hope those who read this let me know when I am falling behind by leaving your comment or emailing me.
Wish me luck
Gaylynn
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