by barbara luel | Jun 11, 2026 | creativity |
June is here, and with it that lovely fresh-start feeling of the beginning of summer in Europe — Time for a new sketchbook, a cup of tea, and all the good intentions in the world! But let’s be honest: keeping a daily sketching habit is easier said than done,...
by barbara luel | May 22, 2026 | Non classé |
Stop Waiting. Start Drawing. Most artists approach their craft the same way: wait for inspiration, draw when it feels right, scroll when it doesn’t. The sketchbook fills up with good intentions and empty pages. There’s a better question to ask: what would...
by barbara luel | May 7, 2026 | Urban sketching |
On running a travel sketchbook workshop in Yunnan — and what my students taught me right back. Yunnan Province · April 2026 · 5 min read There is an old saying I keep coming back to: teach what you most need to learn. I didn’t fully understand it until I...
by barbara luel | Mar 12, 2026 | creativity, drawing, sketching, Urban sketching |
EN FRANCAIS CI-DESSOUS Last weekend I was hunched over a tiny sketchbook in Strasbourg, happily drawing wonky buildings while my (very patient, non-sketching) friends waited. As my pen zigzagged across the page, completely ignoring the rules of perspective I spent...
by barbara luel | Feb 25, 2026 | creativity, Urban sketching |
There are moments in a creative life that divide things into before and after. Attending the Urban Sketchers Symposium is one of them. If you’ve ever sat down with your sketchbook and thought I wish I could share this with someone who truly gets it — this is...
