by barbara luel | May 25, 2022 | creativity |
Practice what you preach…. I thought I’d always find time to sketch and paint, but that’s not true…. I didn’t touch my art supplies for more than 2 weeks… Those boxes were the last thing I made… And then I also had to pack my...
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 | Jan 25, 2022 | creativity |
Hello my dearest ! How are you? I hope this first month of the year is going smoothly for you! When the new year starts I always have plenty of good resolution to boost my art skills, and doing creative challenges is always one of them! So I made an online class...
by barbara luel | Dec 31, 2021 | creativity, drawing |
On the last week of the year I’m always taking time to reflect on the past year and on the coming year. It’s the slowest and most busy week of the year, where I end up puzzled for not having done what I wanted to do. I found a nice list of questions to...
by barbara luel | Dec 14, 2021 | creativity |
Hello my dearest ! It’s that time of the year again: december ! And we’re still in a pandemic year, with all exacerbated emotions, highs and lows… How has this year been for you? Have you been creating and drawing and painting? How do you plan...
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...
by barbara luel | Oct 17, 2021 | creativity, Urban sketching |
“Don’t feel guilty about spending (or wasting) your time on making art.”, I got in my mailbox from Danny Gregory. I found that’s really a great message I want to share with you, because I’ve been feeling this a lot, and I read a lot of...
by barbara luel | Sep 16, 2021 | drawing |
The beginning of autumn is for me always a beautiful time, but as well an overwhelming time. Light is changing, colors are changing. Life is changing… I’m in total overwhelm for the moment! We will be moving out of our house in a couple of months, my hubby...
by barbara luel | Aug 1, 2021 | Urban sketching |
The presale of my online course with Class101 just started ! This course is for everyone who wants to create colorful daily memories, because when you observe and sketch something, the colors, the smells, the sounds, the emotions and the light of that place will stay...
