Improvement Meme 08-17

Updated for 2018! No with lower quality to stay under 2MB filesize lmao
Yes well... turns out I am qualified for the job, but the social requirements of it are fucking me over. Like a blanket of stress and anxiety laying over every waking moment: Did I say/do the wrong thing? What are they thinking of me? What will happen tomorrow? -not conductive to creative expression. Or any kind of personal life tbh.
Also the wrist issues are annoying as shit. The flare ups of pain have me weary of doing anything strenuous at home (aka drawing, gaming, writing... p much everything I like doing. ha.)... and sometimes I even thought "Is this is the moment I'll stop drawing altogether?" 
We'll see. In 2019 I'll improve my work/life balance and find a way to draw more regularily. Or if I don't, spend time on another hobby. I can't live for work.

Updated for 2017! (Srsly, 1.3MB JPG filesize upsss)
Ayyyy 2017 passed in the blink of an eye! Overall it went well: I finished my apprenticeship, moved out into my own flat and started working properly as a software developer. Sadly, even after 12 months I still feel underqualified for the job and frankly it's so much more social than I'd expected... which is not something I like all the time. But still! Can't really complain. :>
Art was kinda low, priority wise. I didn't finish many big paintings at all... buuuuut messed around with human portraiture a couple of times*! It's challenging and super fun
In general I think my art habits/style is moving to more painterly, simplified stuff. Having less time for art overall, my patience for hyper complex, realistic pieces is running rather low and I enjoy getting shit done in only 1-2 sessions.
I sincerely hope for a calm and fun 2018.

How did 2017 treat you? C:

_{* damn you kpop. why must you consume my life}

Updated for 2016! (This is getting super long)
Another year has flown by -and if I don't f*ck up next week, I'll have finished my traineeship! Moving out and starting to properly work in the team will be stressful as hell (srsly, I am more than mildly terrified of all the things I still have to learn.) but if it goes okay... I'm looking ahead to a fun job with good work/life balance and financial security. That's really cool?
So about this year, let's see... 16 pieces 2015 vs. 26!! pieces 2016 that's NICE. 'Drawing more' = success. There's been a bit of a style-change away from hyper detail to a more stylized/painterly work. Maybe a pity because the really realistic stuff was pretty, but at least the paintings now don't take 30 years for the fur alone.

2017 feels very exciting (and could turn into utter crap in the blink of an eye... but I hope it'll be fine). My goal for it is to keep up the work output. Painting humans would be a really cool thing to aim for too, but since I'm uncertain how spring will go I don't wanna have a detail-goal and get disappointed again. C:

Updated for 2015!
Looking at the facts (20 pieces 2014, 16 pieces 2015) this year sucked. *sigh*
There isn't much (if any) improvement in my art this year, since I don't find the time/energy to truly commit to it. I've been painting mostly in a sort of distracted/rushed way, my head unable to clear of worries and niggling doubts like it used to. -but hey, at least I haven't actually drawn less than 2014? So I must strive to be content with small but steady steps, and not become overly self-critical. (Also the Cons were *super* cool, A++ 10/10 and I cannot wait for those I will attend this year!)
How was your year 2015?        

Updated for 2014!
And another year has passed. 2014 wasn't as productive as I had hoped (not by a long shot) but well...I went to my first fur cons (best decision of my life, probably), made a lot of friends and had some pretty important realizations concerning my future in the latter half of the year. All in all, that is enough.
How was your year and what are your plans for the next?

Updated for 2013!
It was truly the year of fur and painting -also anthro, I didn't draw anything else :'D But it REALLY paid off! Though it's far from being perfected, I managed to archieve the 'look' that I've always dreamed of~ Asdfdgfjhgl so happy!!
I'm looking forward to a year full of art, art, more art and hopefully improvement. What are your plans for 2014? Happy New Year!!

Btw, the original Meme started 2004, I edited that out so it wouldn't get too long...but if you wanna see the crappy drawings of 9yr old me, go here: sta.sh/0vv7493er51


Updated for 2012!
Wow, I painted so much last year *proud*~
Now that I got better at picking colors I'll need to improve background and painting style in general (especially fur) c:

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!
Here it is! -right on time for new year 2010/11
The Improvement Meme 2004-2010