Cheers to the quiet moments at home that artists can capture. Sketch by James Jean.

I wanted to take the opportunity to craft a New Year’s toast to acknowledge all the great art that has been created in the past and has yet to be done in the future; all the work being made across the world; and how thrilled I am to be part of the continuum. I want to hail all the ways we express our artistic impulses and the places that creativity and thoughtful concepts can lead. From the bottom of my heart, I salute it—and all of you.

Cheers to sketching and catching our friends, family, strangers, and passersby in moments that last a split second but that we can make last forever in a quick drawing. I’m a better sketch artist for having worked through Complete Guide to Drawing, and I feel more confident about that part of my artistic process than ever before.

	Cheers to the human form, and how it continues to inspire. Water Serpents II by Gustav Klimt, 1904.

Cheers to all the artists who realize how interesting and compelling the human figure is. Whether at rest or in action, ideally formed or not so ideally formed, the body is an endlessly interesting subject and one that deserves our attention and innovation. Our Human Form Revealed DVD is a way to help you understand the body so that you can better describe its forms and functions in visually powerful ways.

Cheers to discovering new ways of working with the materials you respond to. The Art of Abstract Painting can help you loosen up artistically and hone your understanding of pictorial language so that you can keep design strategies and choices in mind when working on your paintings and drawings.

And cheers to all of you who are a part of Artist Daily. It was an interesting and fun year, and I’m excited for 2011. All my best,

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