Tag Archives: Portraits

Feb25

Creative Juice #283

Posted on February 25, 2022 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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A dozen articles chosen especially to spark your creativity this weekend.

Disclaimer: some very inappropriate stuff here, but the rest of it is so funny I couldn’t not share. Original ideas.
The case for reading books you might find objectionable.
How public libraries are becoming true community centers. It can happen in your town. Make it so!
Oh, the satisfaction of finishing a quilt you started a long time ago—and a pretty quilt at that!
Write short stories like Kurt Vonnegut.
Spectacular quilts.
I love this artist’s Instagram page. She posts some in-progress videos that are mesmerizing to watch.
Architectural photography.
Love stories. I wanted to save these for next Valentine’s Day, but I’d probably forget, so you’re getting them now. You’re welcome.
This sketch artist draws portraits of people in recovery and surrounds them with their stories.
What’s special about Ukraine?
Van Dyck’s portraits and the clothing of his subjects.

Aug20

Creative Juice #256

Posted on August 20, 2021 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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Things to think about, things to laugh about, things to love.

Some of these are laugh-out-loud funny. LOL.
These illustrations remind me that life is good.
Ladies, remember wanting to shave your legs?
How to celebrate a quilter’s birthday.
I did not remember that Linda McCartney had been a photographer.
How a music teacher did double duty as a National Guardsman.
Amazing cut-paper illustrations.
I love what Nathalie is doing with this antique ledger.
Can Christians, Jews, and Muslims learn from one another? And can it start in childhood?
Inspiring quotes.
This room looks three-dimensional, but it’s actually a flat inlay.
Famous portraits revisited.

Apr30

Creative Juice #240

Posted on April 30, 2021 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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Interesting. Informative. Funny. Lovely. Artistic. Strange. It’s all here:

Time lapsed photography of plants growing. (I promise, no grass.)
Ready to quilt your quilt? Check out these tips.
This is very different from the college ensembles I was part of while a music student. But different is good.
I love this poem written for NaPoWriMo2021. It’s a parody of the song “Hey, Jude,” about mansplaining.
Beautiful watercolor portraits.
Millions of marvelous mandalas.
Sketching in the Sierras.
Amazing art made of sticks and stones and embroidery floss.
Analyzing a medieval tapestry.
Umm, I don’t know how to categorize this. Odd stuff??
The iron church.
Take a course from Cambridge University—for free.

Dec3

Video of the Week #282: An Artist Found a Way to Help the Homeless

Posted on December 3, 2020 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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Learn more about Brian Peterson and his foundation, Faces of Santa Anna.

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.