by barbara luel | Dec 30, 2024 | creativity |
It’s that time of the year again… That time between Christmas and New Year’s Eve, strange days where I forget which day of the week it is…. But these are days where I can take time of from office without feeling guilty… Days where nobody...
by barbara luel | Dec 4, 2024 | creativity |
Or Why Drawing and Painting Them Regularly is a Game-Changer Teacups might look like the most basic thing ever, but they’re secretly an artist’s best friend. Drawing and painting them regularly isn’t just fun—it’s a sneaky way to get better at art without even...
by barbara luel | Oct 6, 2024 | creativity |
It’s as if a month disappeared out of my life. On 21st August I lost unexpectedly my best childhood friend, Samanta. We were friends since we were 2 years old. So we just celebrated our 50th friendship anniversary. It’s as if I lost my big sister. Grief is...
by barbara luel | Aug 20, 2024 | creativity |
On my YouTube channel I published a video where I show a sketchbook from about 10 years ago from now: 2015….And I show a sketch from my home 10 years ago and one of the same subject 6 years later: 2021…. I find the difference spetctacular. I made this...
by barbara luel | Jun 11, 2024 | creativity |
A friendly reminder (also to myself): “No Progress without Action!” While I’m making my new online class about travel sketching in Portugal I am thinking about how to make people engage better and post drawings in the classes. I get a lot of reviews...
by barbara luel | Feb 11, 2024 | creativity, drawing |
I just came back from Finland, pushing my sketching bounderies with artist Marie Detrée (https://www.mariedetree.com/).First I went 5 days to Helsinki to see back old friends I know from my architecture studies in Oulu 30 years ago. It was amazing to see them. (We...
