by barbara luel | Oct 16, 2025 | Urban sketching |
Do you also face the fear and dread of starting to sketch everyday, afraid to ruin your sketchbook? I’m feeling a lot of resistance lately in my creative work and can’t seem to get going…. My inner critic is louder than ever: I’m overwhelmed by the violence in the...
by barbara luel | Aug 30, 2025 | Urban sketching |
I just got back the Urban Sketchers Symposium, held in the beautiful city of Poznań, Poland. It was my 4th symposium, after Manchester, Porto (my favorite!) and Amsterdam, and was fantastic as usual. What is the USK Symposium? The Urban Sketchers Symposium is...
by barbara luel | Aug 22, 2025 | Non classé, Urban sketching |
A big hello from the International Urbansketchers Symposium 2025 in Poznan, Poland ! Sketching solo is fine and all, but sketching with a crew? That’s where the magic happens. Suddenly you’re not just the weirdo drawing pigeons – you’re part of a...
by barbara luel | Aug 13, 2025 | Urban sketching |
Which size of Sketchbook do you use? Do you vary sometimes or stick to one type of sketchbook? For years I’ve been always sketching in the same (Moleskine) watercolor sketchbook, A5 size, because I wanted to end up having my shelves filled with them like other...
by barbara luel | Jul 14, 2025 | Art supplies, Urban sketching |
The Art of Being Present: How Urban Sketching Transforms Your Holiday Experience I carry my work everywhere with me, even on holiday. No matter how beautiful the destination – whether I was exploring a bustling European city, hiking in Japan or discovering hidden...
by barbara luel | Sep 7, 2023 | creativity, Urban sketching |
Hi dear artist friends! I made a sketchbook tour video of my travel in Portugal beginning of August and I also show the art supplies I traveled with. You can watch below if you like and subscribe to my You Tube channel. I decided to make more tutorial...
