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...
by barbara luel | Apr 12, 2022 | creativity, Urban sketching |
Do you find time to play in your sketchbook? I don’t find enough time…. So I made a Skillshare class about it…. (teach what you most need to learn to make sure you remember it ) My new class is all about taking time to play in my sketchbook 🙂 My...
by barbara luel | Mar 7, 2022 | creativity, drawing, Urban sketching |
When the world is literally falling apart in wars, human and natural disasters “This is precisely the time when artists go to work,” Toni Morrison wrote in her electrifying case for the artist’s task in troubled times. “There is no time for despair, no place for...
by barbara luel | Oct 29, 2021 | Urban sketching |
I’m fascinated by the explosion of autumn colours each year ! The smell of the earth with the falling leaves, the changes in temperature and the colours of the trees… Fall is inspiration for many writers as well…. Time to paint, to eat with friends...