by barbara luel | Feb 28, 2019 | Non classé |
My head is empty and my hand is not doing what I want. And I don’t know what I want. The result is not OK. I lost it, it seems…I make drawing after drawing since last week and an empty feeling invades me and a warm shame washes over me: I hate what I made...
by barbara luel | Jan 27, 2019 | Non classé |
For those interested : here we go again with the “Simply Draw it” workshop, springtime version :-DAUSSI EN FRANCAISOOK IN HET NEDERLANDSAn introduction for those who don’t know the workshop:Being a child I always wanted to become an artist, but my...
by barbara luel | Jan 10, 2019 | creativity |
♥ A very happy new year to you all ! ♥ I wish you a lot of creative challenges, and time for what’s important in your life! Personally I try to disconnect from my phone and computer even more, to be able to draw and paint more. I’m working on a book with...
by barbara luel | Dec 27, 2018 | vulnerability |
It’s that time of the year again…The year is stumbling across the finishing line, which is always a great time to reflect on how things are going, and planning for the year ahead. How was your year 2018?It has been a quite violent year again: terrible...
by barbara luel | Nov 11, 2018 | Urban sketching |
“To make art you need your eyes, your hands and your HEART. It’s your heart that makes you choose your colours. Your emotional side.”This is the most important thing I remember from the workshop in Den Haag with Ian Fennelly on 27th october. It was a...
by barbara luel | Oct 7, 2018 | Urban sketching |
Simply Draw it: Urbansketching on the right side of the brainAre you feeling uncomfortable drawing, or you think you can’t draw enough to do urbansketching, or you don’t know where to start ? Then this workshop is for you!Workshop descriptionIn this...
by barbara luel | Oct 7, 2018 | creativity |
“Create before you consume” “Create before you consume”, I repeat myself every morning to push myself to make a drawing before going to work, ànd especially before grabbing my phone and browsing to social media or email. It’s a phrase I...
by barbara luel | Aug 7, 2018 | Urban sketching |
Hi everybody ! I hope you have a great summer and that your inner artist is having a great time as well! I’m fully boosted from the Urbansketchers symposium in Porto in july! I had 4 great workshops from which I want to share some “takeaways”. To...
by barbara luel | Jun 30, 2018 | creativity, Urban sketching |
Summer is here! With the summer comes an air of liberty, excitement and restlessness of Fomo (fear of missing out) : I’m finishing some deadlines in the office and planning what to do this summer, like preparing for the urban sketching symposium in Porto 🙂...
by barbara luel | May 20, 2018 | creativity, vulnerability |
“Life is too important to be taken seriously.” – Oscar Wilde Last week was mental health awareness week. The theme was stress. In a world where everything in appearance has to be perfect, we’re quickly under a lot of stress… Have you read The Art of...
