year of art - 2025
What a year. Some of these pieces feel like forever ago. @@ I also forgot what my resolutions were so I had to go back and check lol.
use up my non-cotton paper? I finished one sketchbook and made a dent in another. I've been using more cotton in general, which was the bigger goal, so: half-win.
use different mediums? another half. The fountain pen ink was very new for me and I'm doing more gouache.
more plein air? I've been painting sights in my area and abroad, and it's really cool. I'd like to do even more, but this was a total win!
make more art and have fun? I did have fun.
My goal for 2026 is more measurable (and singular). Complete 100 artworks. That'll include plein air and RL projects, so I won't actually post 100 things here unless I suddenly get a glorious amount of free time. It should still be a lot of fanart if I can do this though.
I want to use what I've learned this year to work faster, looser, and become more comfortable with casual pieces between the stuff I spend days meticulously painting, you know?
Thank you as always to everyone who encourages me. There are some of you whose usernames and icons are really familiar by now and it's fun seeing you throughout the year. Your likes and tags and just general friendliness on tumblr and elsewhere make this a fun community to be part of! (Especially on tumblr tho~)
Wishing you all the best in 2026 🎊
