Tag Archives: Watercolor

Apr2

Creative Juice #236

Posted on April 2, 2021 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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Some of these links will improve your creativity; some will improve your life.

How a quilter turned a favorite vacation photo into a quilt. And then she did the same with another photo.
Zoological miniatures.
Award-winning nature photographs.
You might have read this last week if you clicked links within the articles that made last Friday’s CJ, but if you missed it, here’s how one incident can change your entire life.
Check out the Georgia Aquarium’s webcams.
A stroll in Jersey City with Nathalie. Look for the Statue of Liberty in two of the photos.
Do you have kids? Would they like to take free art lessons from a beloved children’s illustrator? Check this out.
What you can learn about writing from the Brothers Grimm.
Teach your kids to take the high road.
Some projects from a Zentangle class that happened before the pandemic.
Who takes care of Monet’s garden now?
A woman’s path to watercolor.

Mar26

Creative Juice #235

Posted on March 26, 2021 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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Things to try. Things to remember.

Famous musicians photographed with their parents.
Sketch of a Mumbai market.
Traditional sculptures with a twist.
An article about the pandemic from a year ago. Interesting.
25 ways to make your kid smile.
Amazing tricks of nature.
For the writers: here are some challenges to ramp up your writing skills.
Have you always wanted to learn free-motion quilting, but were afraid to try? Here’s a free challenge to get you started.
Is the pandemic over yet? Here’s a playlist.
Could your kids use a virtual storytime? How about with astronauts reading from space?
How choice and chance play out in our lives.
A watercolorist describes her process.

Mar19

Creative Juice #234

Posted on March 19, 2021 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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Lots of artsy stuff.

A quilter decided to win an award—and she did!
Cats and other animals in watercolors.
Make Our World Anew: Black Voices Matter—an online choral concert tomorrow night!
Award-winning street photography.
Some lovely sketches.
Editing for self-publishing authors.
Some quilts-in-progress. I especially like the “Wing and a Prayer” quilt.
A prayer that was written a year ago, just as Covid was getting a foothold in the US. I’m feeling less afraid now, but it doesn’t hurt to remember.
Braids didn’t look like this when I was a little girl.
Amazing photographs of Yosemite.
An engaging rhyming picture book and its journey to publication. (And how you can enter a drawing to win one for free.)
For the art-related bloggers: how to find royalty-free art images.

Mar5

Creative Juice #232

Posted on March 5, 2021 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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Beautiful things to look at. Creative solutions. Interesting journeys. And a possible assignment for you.

Free quilt block of the month patterns.
Awesome journal pages.
These abandoned buildings break my heart.
Artwork doesn’t have to be large to be impactful.
Searching for happiness in a book.
How one college is addressing systemic inequality in its curriculum.
Maybe more than you ever wanted to know about folk dancing’s fascinating history as a social movement. Keep scrolling down–there are a bunch of cool dance videos.
An artist’s watercolor journey.
Beautiful photography on this Instagram account.
It’s interesting to watch this sketch artist’s process.
When I was in college, I had a roommate who decorated envelopes. When I transferred to a different school, I was the recipient of letters from her in those beautiful envelopes. Who can you think of who would be blessed by a handwritten letter in a hand-decorated envelope? Maybe you could do that this weekend. . .
A photographer discusses a favorite photo.

Feb5

Creative Juice #228

Posted on February 5, 2021 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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This is an art-heavy edition.

Here at ARHtistic License, we write about the creative process only.
Why it’s so important for creatives to plan for uninterrupted time.
Practicing free motion quilting.
I love this Italian illustrator’s work, and her charming answers in English. She speaks English better than I speak Italian. The article is a year-and-a-half old, so the book giveaway mentioned is long over.
I disagree with some of the entries in this list of most famous houses. SPOILER ALERT: Frank Lloyd Wright seems over-represented.
Tattoos in Japanese art.
Outstanding African-American artists.
I love this blog about hiking in Phoenix. Here’s how to handle the four greatest desert hiking fears.
I find these kinetic sculptures mesmerizing and soothing.
A watercolorist tells about her journey.
I love this artist’s work—especially her lettering.
Some sketches—and thoughts on mask-wearing.

Jan22

Creative Juice #226

Posted on January 22, 2021 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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It’s the beginning of a new era. Hallelujah!

I love reading quilters’ thoughts as they design their quilts.
A dad who sews. Oh, won’t you be my daddy?
Some beautiful Zentangle projects.
Amazing photography of waves.
For the writers: how to combat resistance.
More for the writers: Top 100 Writers’ Websites. Some of these I’ve never heard of. Must. Check. Out.
President Biden’s Inaugural Address.
Poems by the Inaugural Poet, Amanda Gordon.
The Inaugural Benediction given by Reverend Sylvester Beaman.
A watercolorist’s journey.
I love this CZT’s Instagram page.
Lovely little sketchbook.

Oct23

Creative Juice #213

Posted on October 23, 2020 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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A dozen articles to inspire you this weekend.

The incomparable photographs of Annie Liebovitz.
Zentangle houses.
Animal photos that will make you laugh.
If you give a quilter some fabric. . .
Why four writers chose to start blogging.
Travel sketches from a couple of years ago.
If you’re a baby boomer, these are the top 10 albums you probably own (or maybe you need to buy them).
This list of books to read with children includes old favorites from my kids’ childhoods and new books that make me wish I had grandkids to read to.
Four ways to make your writing persuasive.
Don’t you just hate it when you hear a noise in your house that you just can’t identify?
A lay-off from the corporate world gave this artist the motivation to start a new career.
Someday I’d like to draw on the wall like this.

Oct16

Creative Juice #212

Posted on October 16, 2020 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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I much prefer these uplifting, creative articles to the news these days.

Turn up your nose at balloon animals? Not these.
Tesselated zentangles.
Gorgeous wildlife photography.
Artists’ and writers’ workspaces. Mine looks like Francis Bacon’s right now.
Quilting memories in verse.
If you’re a parent who is also a bookworm.
For the writers: We unsubscribed from the local newspaper about a year ago—it just got way too expensive. But if you still read the local newspaper, have you considered it as a writing resource?
You can’t do every good thing. Here is an October Zentangle challenge that I’d love to be doing, but I’m participating in two other October challenges. I know my limits. However, I love what Alice has done.
A quilter tells the story behind one of her quilts.
Folk dancing tips during the pandemic.
I love looking at people’s art journals.
I love looking over Lindsay’s shoulder while she’s painting.

Oct3

OctPoWriMo Day 3

Posted on October 3, 2020 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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Today’s prompt is Beauty in Chaos. I opted to do the creative exercise.

brand new paint set
 
no expectations
just exploration
42 colors
some vibrant
some muddy
no plan
just joy and delight
comparing the matte color on the tray
with what it looks like on the paper
blended with water
different kinds of strokes
green leaves
swirls and dots
a crescent of red
tendrils of blue and green
orange made pastel with white
squiggles and lines
nothing thought out
just the pleasure of getting to know the paints

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Sep25

Creative Juice #209

Posted on September 25, 2020 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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Some interesting stuff; some funny stuff; some deep stuff.

This one’s a little hard to look at. A sculptor made prosthetic masks for soldiers disfigured in World War I.
Can you stand any more Covid-19 jokes?
Many variations on the tangle Printemps.
How to machine-quilt a border with an S-curve ruler.
A prayer from 1968 that is so timely today.
Do you have books you read and reread multiple times? Me, too.
What if they had texting in Medieval times?
The truth about Meissen porcelain.
A professional watercolorist’s life.
Spiritual director Marsha Crockett’s journal provides guided meditations and contemplative helps. You can also follow her on Instagram.
One of my favorite artists painted a lovely portrait of Ruth Bader Ginsberg and paired it with a poetic tribute.
I’ve read some of these books (and they were great) and seen rave reviews of others. Anyway, if you don’t know what to read next, maybe pick something off this list.

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