For the coming year, I want to change the way I perceive my experiences in life. I want to learn how to give myself room to breath from the pressure I tend to put myself under, and I want to free myself from my habit of comparing and later on degrading my art style from more experienced artists. I want to learn how to handle things more productively and have more confidence in myself and in my chances on improving. I tried to make the illustration look like my own room as much as I could, changing a few things along the way, and making it seem dark and somewhat airtight to symbolize the feeling of pressure and underachievement I experienced. Some scattered sketches on the floor to and a stack of sketchbooks on the shelf to somehow express my desperation for an instant improvement on my skill, a phone sitting on the table to signify how I & 039;m self-conscious of the amount of recognition my art has on social media. I wanted the details in my illustration to have a meaning behind it to further reflect on my past experience and my future resolutions. In contrast to the room, beyond the window is much brighter and more refreshed , the railings were made to look like prison bars which stand for my closemindedness that are now opened. The bougainvillea plant is there to represent my desire to grow and learn more as an artist. Sun is seeping through as the wind blows, with what could be dew falling off the leaves or a soft rain shower to remind me that life still has misfortunes but I can learn to accept them and that it & 039;s always temporary. The character in the illustration has wide eyes looking towards new possibilities and opportunities with arms reached out to catch it or at least get a feel of it. And lastly, a silhouette of a sparrow directly over where the heart is. A sparrow has many positive symbolism such as freedom, productivity, etc. Only the shadow of the sparrow is there to illustrate that the things I want in life is in sight and could possibly be within my reach.