A New Year is about to dawn. What will it reveal about my art? My history tells me that I average about one painting per seven years. I am in retirement now and have more time to spend on art. The thing is, I never took up art seriously like I have with my other hobbies. All I know is that I would feel more regret if I did not follow this through. Why? Because art is something that I was born with. It's innate. This does not mean I do good art, according to traditions, but I do like being creative... so I suppose this is called "doing art for art's sake". Several years ago I started on a painting which is currently an impasse for me. I am hoping to break the deadlock by starting another painting, or more accurately, a series of eight smaller paintings. These have a common theme and use of mixed media. Both oil painting and box art are incorporated in each artwork; they are not 'mixed' as such. The paintings serve as a background, with a box rat at the base of each. The paintings will be done on sealed MDF board. I am sealing the boards at this very moment.