Tag Archives: Watercolor

Apr6

Creative Juice #88

Posted on April 6, 2018 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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May these offerings be like a spring breeze to your spirit:

Award-winning quilts.
Is it wrong to dress up and pose your dog?
Handmade glass.
Gorgeous tangles.
How Spike Jonze works with dancers.
If everything had rhyming names…
A sweet patchwork-pocket apron to make for a little girl.
If you love choral singing, you need to watch this. If you’ve ever wondered why people like to sing in choirs, you need to watch this.
Where can you find some fresh inspiration for your art?
For the museum nerds. (That’s a good thing, I promise.)
These new books look fabulous.
An hour of calligraphy practice before a watercolor session?

Mar9

Creative Juice #84

Posted on March 9, 2018 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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A dozen articles to amaze and inspire you.

The best drone photography.
Architecture with a twist.
Writer and illustrator Debbie Ridpath Ohi’s broken crayon series. She also challenges school children to come up with their own.
Tangling and watercolors.
Turning old books into sculpture.
Painting on spider webs?
Prize-winning quilts. Click on the images to enlarge.
Yay! Classical music memes.
Painted rocks.
The bear of little brain.
We recently selected a color for painting the exterior of our house, so this prize-winning short story told from the husband’s point of view tickled my funnybone.
Billy Graham’s casket.

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.

Feb9

Creative Juice #80

Posted on February 9, 2018 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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A baker’s dozen of beautiful things to inspire you:

A photographer who specializes in hummingbirds.
Artist creates realistic drawings with an ordinary ballpoint pen.
Beautiful Birmingham, England.
Watercolor sea creatures.
What you may or may not know about Klimt’s The Kiss.
6 creativity exercises.
Coincidental photography.
Beautiful quilts.
Writing tips from Ursula Le Guin.
Questions to ask your significant other that will deepen your relationship. I think there was a Big Bang Theory episode about this.
Truth expressed in Venn diagrams.
You have just enough time to make some of these lovely Zentangle valentines!
And if you are industrious, you might be able to make someone a quilted Valentine’s Day project before Wednesday…

Feb2

Creative Juice # 79

Posted on February 2, 2018 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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Recharge your creative battery by reading these dozen articles about pretty and interesting things.

Travel watercolors.
More American Ancients.
What is your story?
Here’s a cute Valentine project for children or adults—allow a few days to make it.
Symbolism in Raphael’s painting.
I never knew Ken Burns collects quilts.
These photographs of snowflakes look like jewels.
Remarkable 16th century map of the world. (Unicorns located in northern Siberia.)
I didn’t know this about Rodin’s The Thinker.
Pretty Valentine quilts. Some of these are small and simple; you might still have enough time to make one…
A technology story with a happy ending.
Medieval clock still works today.

Dec29

Creative Juice #74

Posted on December 29, 2017 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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Closing out the year with a dozen creative articles.

Biological illustrations.
Gorgeous quilts.
A little goes a long way.
Thinking of trying embroidery?
I’ve always wondered how the Sesame Street puppeteers make their Muppets move.
Funny animal photographs.
Dressing up thrift store shoes.
I love to see the colors artists use in their palettes.
A collector of photography shares his 64 favorite pictures of 2017.
What happens when you cross the love of animals and knitting?
Nature makes the best art.
Crafter uses stamp with fabric paint to decorate an apron.

Sep1

Creative Juice #57

Posted on September 1, 2017 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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Just in time for the weekend—thirteen articles to tickle your creative impulses:

Jersey City has amazing street art.
For the cat lovers.
Another use for a book.
Are you on Instagram? Then you can see this video animation made from tattoos.
Ask Paul Gaugin what happened the night Vincent van Gogh cut off his ear.
How to make something happen.
A different kind of shadow art.
Spiff up your wheelchair.
Beautiful quilts from the Springville, UT show.
Summer camp in watercolor here and here.
Award-winning bird photographs.
Cubist houses?

Aug25

Creative Juice #56

Posted on August 25, 2017 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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This very special edition of Creative Juice features posts from My OBT, one of my very favorite blogs. Every day, Donna shares something beautiful—or not so beautiful. I include at least one of her posts in CJ each week, but I have so many in reserve I thought I’d bless you with a whole bunch today. If you enjoy them, you might want to subscribe to My OBT so you never miss a single one.

Taxidermy with a twist.
Reminiscent of the old masters.
Balloons and more.
Designer cookies.
Some of these tile floors remind me of quilts.
Wielding the palette knife.
Colorful Burano, Italy.
Architectural images in watercolor.
Wooden boxes like you’ve never seen before.
Blowing glass.
Photographs from on high.
This guy includes his dog in his art.
Fun with food.

Aug18

Creative Juice #55

Posted on August 18, 2017 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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Fill up on these amazing glimpses of genius.

More modern quilts.
Rope art.
Almost as good as being in a watercolor workshop.
Taking paper flowers to a highly-refined level.
What do you believe in?
Sweet little rats.
When I was a student in Pittsburgh, I visited Heinz Chapel and loved the blue light streaming in through the stained glass windows. Here’s a mosque in Iran whose windows cast a kaleidoscopic effect.
I’ve read nine of these one-sitting books. Only 91 more to go…
Pigeons wouldn’t be nearly so annoying if you could get them to wear crocheted duds.
Gorgeous astrophotography.
A gallery that features art of 60+year-old artists.
A husband and wife who create snow globes together.

Aug4

Creative Juice #53

Posted on August 4, 2017 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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Twelve creative articles for you to enjoy! May they inspire you on your artistic journey.

Living in that uncomfortable place where you want to just create, but you have to pay bills.
John Singer Sargent’s visual harmony.
Photography: Princess Diana being a mom.
Sculpture from garbage.
How to paint heather. (Click the picture—it’s a video.)
Good reading list. I’ve read at least seven of these. Disliked one, though.
Gorgeous photographs. I just wish there were captions listing the locations they were taken.
Watch these quilting videos, and enter this quilt giveaway today!
You can never have too much summer.
Thinking of visiting San Francisco? This will change your mind. Maybe.
Minimalism in photography.
An artist’s allegiance to watercolor.

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