Tag Archives: Portraits

Jul3

Creative Juice #197

Posted on July 3, 2020 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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ABC: Art. Beauty. Creativity.

Amazing ancient sites.
Maybe silver is the new blond.
Some lovely interpretations of a Zentangle challenge.
Twenty articles and videos on the craft of writing.
Virtual choirs to soothe your hurting soul.
Gorgeous hardanger.
Sometimes the best creative advice is counter-intuitive.
How our art affects those who love us.
I love getting to see how this quilt designer’s brain works.
How a girl of ten fell in love with poetry due to the intervention of her mother’s friend.
Examining the process of a portrait painter.
My sides are aching from laughing at these dog pictures.

Oct4

Creative Juice #158

Posted on October 4, 2019 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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Beautiful and interesting stuff here.

Why doesn’t my library carry the book I wrote?
Playing (and quilting) in the leaves.
Writers: do you get sidetracked by Pinterest? Use it to hone your skills instead!
The value of sketchbook journaling.
Swing dancing. Great costumes!
There’s lots of wisdom in this life advice.
What happened when several people in town complained to police that someone was stealing their flowers.
Something to do with all those fall leaves lying around.
Why, if you’re making something you want to sell (art, a book, an app, an invention, a quilt pattern), you need to be a connoisseur of similar items.
QuiltWeek 2019 Charlotte prize-winning quilts. (Click on small pictures to enlarge.)
Scribbled portraits.
Finding your passion.

May17

Creative Juice #139

Posted on May 17, 2019 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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Lots of inspiring stuff this week.

Artists see differently than other people.
An artist discusses a work by Jackson Pollack.
An Austin neon sign artist.
If you are of a certain age, you might enjoy these movie suggestions. Some rather nostalgic selections.
The five most common regrets at the end of life—and how you can avoid them.
I’m pretty sure I’ve heard these British phrases and totally misinterpreted them.
A portrait that scandalized Paris.
Rainbow-colored sculptures.
This is how you pose with a statue.
Why the invention of the flute was so revolutionary.
Aerial photos of water.
Zentangle challenge.

Dec22

My Favorite Photos of 2018

Posted on December 22, 2018 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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I enjoy taking photographs and sharing them on my blog. If I had to decide which of the photos I took in 2018 was my favorite, it would be one of these two pictures of my daughter Katie, taken when we celebrated my birthday by visiting Boyce Thompson Arboretum:

I didn’t even take them with my fancy DSLR camera. Katie handed me her smart phone and asked my to take a couple of shots of her with the mountain in the background. We’re both pleased with the results.

Dec7

Creative Juice #118

Posted on December 7, 2018 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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A banquet of ideas.

Gorgeous street art.
Ancient Egyptian mummy portraits.
The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel done in cross stitch.
What happens when a squirrel abandons her baby.
A couple of pretty little quilts.
Interactive guide to best books of 2018.
Kids draw monsters, and professional artists re-imagine them.
The most beautiful dolls I’ve ever seen.
Mouse wonderland.
Do your culinary creations sometimes not turn out as expected?
New life for old dolls.
School janitor makes art with his snowshovel.

Oct12

Creative Juice #110

Posted on October 12, 2018 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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A dozen articles to inspire you to new heights of creativity:

Portrait photography.
Before Picasso painted modern art.
Aren’t you glad the internet didn’t exist when these classic books were written?
Extraordinary painted rocks.
Cool places to park your bike.
Whimsical ceramics.
An example of how social media helped a poet gain an audience.
What happens when you invite an artist to a wedding.
Some beautiful quilts.
How to read at a deeper level.
What to do with leftovers.
Make this for your favorite shutterbug.

Oct5

Creative Juice #109

Posted on October 5, 2018 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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Things are not always what they seem.

Before color film.
You don’t have to use expensive editing programs to make fabulous photographs.
Book nerd? Yeah, me, too.
This short story took me for a ride.
Some quick sketches and some more detailed drawings.
Think you’d like to speed up time? Be careful what you wish for.
Do you like puns? I laughed at almost every one of these.
Amazing murals.
Do you enjoy Christian fiction? Here’s a great reading list.
Colorful umbrellas are a work of art.
The science students of today are the rock stars of tomorrow.
Lovely portraits of famous celebrities.

Aug10

Creative Juice #101

Posted on August 10, 2018 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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A dozen sips of cool inspiration.

Lovely tangles.
Light-hearted 3D doodles.
New murals in Phoenix.
A reading list for traveling.
Some suggestions for kicking your creativity into gear.
How some people clean their sewing rooms.
I love to go for a stroll with Nathalie. She takes such cool pictures of artistic stuff.
I know about Mexico’s Day of the Dead; I didn’t know Japan has a similar festival.
Iran and Iraq were like this when I was young.
Creative genius embraces paradox.
The story of an incredible photograph.
Cat portraits made out of wool.

Apr13

Creative Juice #89

Posted on April 13, 2018 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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Just in time for weekend reading:

Embroidered portraits.
What can you learn from Mozart?
An interesting science connection to Van Gogh’s Starry Night.
Life advice from an old barber.
I can see me living in this houseboat.
I thought maybe it was the mushroom, but that’s not what the mantis was high on.
For anyone who shudders at the thought of public speaking.
How to get stuff done. I’m fascinated with this guy’s daily schedule.
Kyoto, Japan, seen through an artist’s eyes.
Gorgeous tangles.
Lovely sketchbook.
Take a bird’s eye tour of Shanghai.

Mar2

Creative Juice #83

Posted on March 2, 2018 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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For your idea-sparking pleasure:

For the snail lovers.
Official portraits of Barack and Michelle Obama.
Watercolor project to try.
Interesting sculptures.
A new book about Madeleine L’Engle written by her granddaughters.
Stolen Vermeer. If you’ve seen it, please contact authorities.
In related news, VanGogh found.
A ladder placed on a ledge in Jerusalem has been there for at least 190 years.
How to dance like James Brown.
Two pretty quilts, but the real treasures are the words.
I never understood how to make a color mix chart for watercolor until I read this. Good to bookmark.
This award-winning story brought tears to my eyes.

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Thoughts on the Creative Process by ARHuelsenbeck

Tag Archives: Portraits

Creative Juice #197

Creative Juice #158

Creative Juice #139

My Favorite Photos of 2018

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Creative Juice #109

Creative Juice #101

Creative Juice #89

Creative Juice #83

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