2019
WORD OF THE YEAR: COMMITMENT
1. Teach regularly from my home studio.
2. Attend Arteast Open Studios, Ottawa Plein Air Adventurer outings and Ottawa Urban Sketchers sketchcrawls and outings regularly.
3 Enter something in the Sketch for Survival show and in Strokes of Genius.
4. Submit proposal for a solo exhibition at the Trinity Gallery at the Shenkman Arts Centre.
2018
WORD OF THE YEAR: DISCIPLINE and ACCEPTING
- Sketch regularly, preferably daily.
- Attend Arteast Open Studios, Ottawa Plein Air Adventurer outings and Ottawa Urban Sketchers sketchcrawls and outings regularly.
- Enter something in the Sketch for Survival show and in Strokes of Genius.
- Create a series of bird and animal drawings.
- Take a few drawing and watercolour classes and workshops.
- Create and give at least 3 different workshops.
- Post much more regularly here on my blog and on Instagram.
2017
WORD OF THE YEAR: HEALING and RELEASE
- Keep a sketch journal of my Spain trip.
- Fill a sketchbook with sketches from the Museum of Nature.
- Take life drawing classes.
- Attend all monthly Ottawa Urban Sketchers sketchcrawls, events and outings.
- Attend all bi-weekly Arteast Open Studios.
- Create a series of at least 12 bird drawings.
- Post much more regularly here on my blog and on Instagram.
2016
WORD OF THE YEAR: LOVE
- Daily Sketch Challenge (DSC) – sketch something every single day of the year.
- Attend all monthly Ottawa Urban Sketchers sketchcrawls, events and outings.
- Attend all bi-weekly Arteast Open Studios.
- Create a drawing to submit for the 2016 PAS International Open Juried Exhibition.
- Post much more regularly here on my blog and on Instagram.
2015
WORD OF THE YEAR: BE NOT AFRAID
- Sketch, draw or paint daily.
- Seriously explore art journaling and watercolours.
- Go on regular and frequent sketch outings with similarly-minded artists (ie: monthly Sketchcrawls, urban sketching).
- Focus my future art publicity and marketing efforts mainly through my blog/website, Etsy and Instagram.
- Create a series of drawings with a connected theme, enough for my own solo show in late 2015/early 2016.
2014
WORD OF THE YEAR: GROW
- Draw daily, even if all I have time for is a five minute doodle.
- Finish every serious drawing that I start.
- Sketch frequently and regularly.
- Treat myself to an Artist Date twice monthly.
- Draw something to enter in the 1st PAS International Open Juried Exhibition.
2013
WORD OF THE YEAR: JOURNEY
- Draw daily, even if all I have time for is a five minute doodle.
- Finish every serious drawing that I start.
- Sketch frequently and regularly.
- Treat myself to an Artist Date twice monthly.
- Paint more.
2012
WORD OF THE YEAR: CHANGE
- Draw daily, even if all I have time for is a five minute doodle.
- Finish every serious drawing that I start.
- Sketch frequently and regularly.
- Start a visual journal.
- Produce a cohesive body of work that consists of at least 12 new drawings that are confined to a figurative/fantasy theme and 12 still life drawings.
- Enter ten juried art exhibitions and/or festivals/fairs.
- Treat myself to an Artist Date twice monthly.
- Write Morning Pages.
- Learn to paint.
- Participate in the 2012 Nanowrimo – even if it means I can’t draw for a whole month!
2011
- Draw daily, even if all I have time for is a five minute doodle.
- Finish every single “serious” drawing that I start.
- Don’t have more than three “serious” drawings on the go at one time.
- Join the Everyday Matters Yahoo Group and start and maintain an EDM Sketchbook. Try to do at least one EDM challenge per day.
- Start and maintain a 5 Minute Video Sketchbook and try to do one page of Video Sketches per week.
- Start and maintain a Loomis Plates Sketchbook and work my way through all the exercise plates in the Loomis Drawing the Head and Hands book over the coming year.
- Start an Ottawa Sketchcrawlers group and participate in all future Worldwide Sketchcrawls.
- Start attending every monthly meeting of my local art club.
- Draw a portrait specifically to enter in the Kingston Prize portrait show.
- Maintain and update a blog regularly and start tweeting more.
2010
- Complete every drawing I start before starting another one.
- Draw every single day, even if only for 10 minutes.