by barbara luel | Sep 17, 2025 | creativity |
September is the new January ! I always had that feeling… Must be linked to my school time, but also because my favorite season is coming in Belgium: Autumn, with fantastic Autumn colors… September feels like a fresh start. Summer’s over, and...
by barbara luel | Apr 18, 2025 | creativity, sketching |
I received a great list from “the sneaky artist”, about why people don’t start or don’t finish drawings, and adapted it a bit to fit my problems : Why People Don’t Start There is not enough time, they think They are not good enough and the drawing will be...
by barbara luel | Mar 15, 2025 | creativity |
Have you ever enthusiastically opened your sketchbook, pencil ready for action, only to find your brain has suddenly decided to take an impromptu vacation? Zero ideas, zilch inspiration—it’s like your inner artist packed its bags and vanished without warning!...
by barbara luel | Jan 31, 2025 | Art supplies, creativity |
Greetings from Vietnam where I follow a workshop with Paul Wang in a “Art Food Culture” trip ! It’s not my first workshop with Paul, but the previous ones were shorter and less exotic. Vietnam was on my bucket list since long time and I’m not...
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...
