Having had the better part of a month off, I am now raring to paint again. Unfortunately I also have to get ready for work, At least i have my helpers. Does anyone else find that the more they tidy, the messier it gets?
I’ve also been thinking over what I want to do in 2018, so for my own reference and record:
Start my own class
- Enquire about venues (done)
- Approach potential students (done)
- Settle the date (next on the list)
- Get advertising together
- LP
Do more demonstrations
- Get feedback and recommendations from currently booked ones
- Update website with that information
- Advertise
Do more commissions
- I would like to do commissions of dogs and houses
- Paint dogs and houses as examples
- Advertise
Get body of work together for a gallery
- research galleries that are a fit for my work and current skill level
- Decide on theme (done)
- Paint! (Currently on with)
Apply to one juried art show a month that aren’t local
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- January: Jacksons open painting prize
Things to research- business
- online shop
- Branding
- Self employment
Art improvement stuff
- Draw everyday
- Read art books (as previously mentioned, I have a massive pile of books I’ve only flipped through.)
- Improve drawing people
- Do more plein air painting
Sharing this list of aims is terrifying, and there’s a voice inside that is saying committing it down like that will ensure I’ll fail, but I am choosing to consider this a method of tracking my progress and keeping myself on track.
Susanna Heath 
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