Goodbye 2015

What a year it has been 

with probably more downs than ups. 

I won't list them all here 

but two big ones do stand out to me. 

Of course, my father's passing in April 

was a HUGE down for me and
still feels so surreal.

I still miss him everyday. 

A huge UP for me was the September birth 

of my third grandchild/granddaughter. 

.....Mackenzie Eve Hallmond.....

Oh, SO precious!

Here is my own precious baby - Cody.
He brings so much love and light to my life.

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Another 2015 downer was that I barely managed 

any time to work on my sketchbooks. 

Life really did get that crazy!

I find myself eager for 2016 to begin

as I have so many ideas and plans 

floating around in my head. 

I will make another attempt at the 

365 daily challenge.

A-sketch-a-day!

I will try to post my daily sketch here
but I am mostly aiming for 2 to 3 posts a week

 to show my sketches and keep myself motivated.
Some days will be fast, crappy sketches,
some may be a bit better than that.
My main purpose is to develop
a lifelong habit of daily sketching.
I've tried and failed before but
I am feeling very optimistic for 2016.

At this stage, I'm thinking 

a monthly sketch theme might be a good idea 

but I don't want to limit myself too much. 

I'll play it by ear.

I plan to get back into my art in a bigger way.
More on that in the new year...

SO, I hope you will follow along 

with me in 2016 

for some sketching and artistic adventures, 

plus some snippets of my life in general.

Wishing all my readers a very HAPPY NEW YEAR
and all the best for 2016!

LOVE, LIGHT AND PEACE TO ALL!