2006, the plan

As with last year, I'm going to have an ongoing sketchbook project as part of my daily art life. Last year, the focus was color. This year I've come up with 12 topics that I'll devote a whole sketchbook to, one book a month. I like to work this way, lingering on a topic until I've begun to do it justice.

My topics:

• Interiors
• Food and dining
• Trees
• Exteriors
• The woods
• Machines/mechanisms
• Animals
• Human beings
• Plants, flowers
• Fruits, vegetables (maybe)
• Unremarkable things
• Water
• Self portraits

I've got an extra topic and I'm sure some others will occur to me, while others will fall by the wayside.

I'll be using various mediums, including ones I'm not wild about. Changing mediums keeps you peppy and teaches you things you need to know!

January will be interiors. February, food and dining. March, trees. That's as far as I've gotten. Of course, I 'll make other art---paintings, non-topic drawings, etc--but the topic sketchbooks will be my daily discipline.

I'm taking Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign workshops in January and February. And about time, too.

I'm going to visit a local organic farm and make lots of drawings over the months. They grow vegetables, flowers and raise heritage turkeys there, so there'll be lots to see and do.

I will continue my figure drawing group.

I plan to rent an apartment in Paris for the month of October, just to draw---by myself. I got this notion while we were there this fall and I have a series of 'serious' drawings in mind to do. Of course, family situation and other considerations may intervene, but this is the plan at present.  You've got to have a dream, right?

So, there you are. Happy New Year to one and all. Thank you so much for following along thus far. I'll be seeing you.

*drawn with Kuretake brush pen while looking in car mirror 

Comments

[Robin]

Ok, my dream is to visit you in October. I'll carry the art supplies, 'kay?

On a more serious note, wishing you the absolute best, in art & all else, in 2006.

[Karen]

Oh to have the free time to devote to that much intensive drawing. I wish you much success with it.

[Caroline]

Wonderful plan - may 2006 work out even better than you hope!

[Amanda]

maybe I'll join you in the sketchbook intensive. Great job this year girl! Can't wait to see what 2006 brings forth.

HNY!

[janey]

Happy New Year, much happiness and much drawings too it seems. I think you're going to have quite a few volunteers to cary your art supplies in October.

[Terri]

Laura, your art plans are great, particularly the idea of renting an appartment in Paris for a month of drawing. Wow!! If you want to read a couple of really inspirational books about a woman's journey to find herself by going to live in France on her own for a while, I highly recommend "Au Revoir - Running Away from Home at Fifty" and it's sequel "Last Tango in Toulouse" by Mary Moody, published by Pan MacMillan Australia, 2001 and 2003 respectively. No art, but the journey is wonderful. Looking forward to more of your wonderful inspirational art! Hugs...