Goals For a Beautiful Sunshiny 2010
"Winter In The Valley"
I was driving home from shopping this morning. The rains have stopped, the sun is shining and the far mountains are COVERED with glorious sparkling snow. I saw the same view I had finished painting early in January. It was so beautiful!!... I'm ready for tonight's show... But I remembered something I haven't yet done...
I was pleased that I set goals for last year... I think they helped my focus and although I didn't meet all of them, I got a sense of accomplishment from those I met and surpassed. I will do the same for 2010... set reasonable, attainable goals to kind of steer me on my way.
Here they are:
- Increase my painting skills though continual daily painting AND by taking workshops and classes from artists I admire.
- Paint en plein air AT LEAST three times a month.
- Learn from other painters by blogging and looking at their work on their blogs.
- Better evaluate the juried shows I enter. Follow the advice set out by Alyson Stanfield in her posts: "Knowing When It's Time To Move On" and "Assessing Juried Art Exhibits". NOTE TO SELF: Carefully re-read her book, "I'd rather be in the studio".
- Sketch or draw at least weekly.
- Market my work ... develop my marketing skills.
- Continue exhibiting in "La Galeria Gitana" and seek other appropriate venues to exhibit my work... (Make sure to have a good "body of work" in order to do that!!)
- Accept and complete one or more commissions.
- Sell 50% more paintings (and make more $) than in 2009.
If you're interesting in receiving my monthly newsletter, please click the link HERE.
Comments
7 Responses to Goals For a Beautiful Sunshiny 2010
Leave a Comment