Hey guys!
It is a New Year, and you know what that means,
New Years resolutions!
While I myself have never been much of a resolution maker person,
I think it is a great idea to set some goals for yourself.
While I really enjoy learning about art,
I definitely do not know everything,
as much as I would love for that to be true.
So my New Years resolution is to learn more Art History
about subjects I never really studied or do not know very much about.
Obviously, I am not going to learn everything within a year,
but I got to start somewhere, right?
So I wanted to share what exactly I want to learn more about this year,
my game plan to accomplish it,
and this is really a challenge to my self to learn more throughout the year.
And it will be really cool if anyone wanted to join along
and challenge themselves as well.
First step is to be super specific about what you want to learn about,
and how you plan to achieve it.
So make a list of all the things you want to learn about.
So, for Art History, you might want to make a list of periods you want to read about,
or a list of movements you want to learn about.
So you have a really concrete list to refer to when you do not really know what to study next. 
You should break up your larger goal into smaller and achievable tasks, 
and set a schedule for yourself.
Mark it on your calendar, or pick a date that is easy to remember,
like the first of every month.
For me, I want to learn more about the Great Masters.
I have never really taken a Renaissance Art History class.
I know, that is horrible.
But in my defense, I was really into Modern Art.
But anyways, I feel like that is a really obvious gap in my Art History knowledge,
and I would love to know more about it.
So my plan is to make a list of 12 artist I want to learn more about from the Renaissance.
I am going to make a list of their names,
I am going to cut it out from the paper,
put it in a jar,
and each month, I am going to randomly draw an artist out,
and them I am going to research about them, read about their life, and their famous art works,
and then I am going to make a blog post.
I can physically see how many artist I have gone through, 
or how many I have to go,
and I have the blog post so that I can make sure that I actually did research them,
and I actually learned something, and I can put it out in the world in someway.
Learning the entirety of the Renaissance can be really overwhelming.
You do not really know where to start,
or you do not really have a finish point.
And, when you do not have a finish point, it is really easy to just do it once, and forget about it.
And at a regular cadence, so I continuously pick it up,
and remember what I learned last time, and how they relate,
and this will keep me on track to continuously learn throughout the year.
Of course, you might already be a Renaissance expert. Congratulations!
But definitely customize the list to what you want to learn about.
So if you want to see my jar and my list,
go ahead and check out my blog post.
I am also going to put up a couple different lists that you can pick and choose from,
depending on whatever you are interested in.
So I am going to put the Renaissance one, which is what I am going,
a modern art...  modern contemporary art one, let us do that,
and a famous art pieces one.
And since I am doing this once a month, I am going to put 12.
You can make it more frequently, less frequently, whatever fits your schedule
and what you want to accomplish.
And you do not have to write a blog post. You can write a journal entry, 
you can go to the library and check out a book,
or you can watch a YouTube video... yeah?
What do you think? Are you up for the challenge?
Definitely let me know what is on your to learn about list.
Thanks so much for watching! Good luck with all your resolutions
and I will see you guys next time.
Maybe even watch a Youtube video :)
