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Art, nature, travel and sketch journaling inspiration for hobby artists.

sigil map in sketchbook

🎨 Sigils as Art

ARTZLIFE Newsletter Art, nature, travel and sketch journaling inspiration for hobby artists. Brought to you by AlisonHazelArt Sigils as Art Read on the web. Hi Reader, Welcome to this edition of Artzlife. And a big thank you to everyone who reached out to me in the past couple of weeks to share their ideas with me. Doodling When I find myself daydreaming, I often reach for a pen and start doing some doodles, maybe on the corner of the page or in a notebook which I happen to have to hand. It...
Writing Retreat for Artists

🎨 What to Pack for a Writing Retreat for Artists

ARTZLIFE Newsletter Art, nature, travel and sketch journaling inspiration for hobby artists. Brought to you by AlisonHazelArt What to Pack for a Writing Retreat for Artists Read on the web Hi Reader, A writing retreat happens when you go away for a weekend of two to three nights, or three to four days to clear your mind and do some writing. It could either be a weekend, mid-week, or a shoulder-week where you're partly in the weekend and partly in the main week, it doesn't really matter. This...
Claire's mural

🎨 Artist Interview: Claire

ARTZLIFE Newsletter Art, nature, travel and sketch journaling inspiration for hobby artists. Brought to you by AlisonHazelArt Artist Interview: Claire Read on the web. Hi Reader, This time I have something really special for you and I was delighted to meet with and interview an exceptional young artist, Claire, from Price Design Studio in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Claire is an award-winning honors graduate from Mohawk College Advanced Graphic Design program and Art Design Foundations Program...
Sketchbook to published book

🎨 From Sketchbook to Self-Published Book

ARTZLIFE Newsletter Art, nature, travel and sketch journaling inspiration for hobby artists. Brought to you by AlisonHazelArt From Sketchbook to Self Published Book Read on the web. Hi Reader, Welcome to this edition of the Artzlife newsletter. A huge thank you to everyone who's reached out to me in the past couple of weeks telling me about their hobby art journeys. I'm so happy to have inspired some of you to s-t-r-e-t-c-h yourselves into your artistic talents. â € Coastal Inspiration You may...
Concertina sketch open as a fan

🎨 Concertina Sketchbook: Vancouver Seawall

ARTZLIFE Newsletter Art, nature, travel and sketch journaling inspiration for hobby artists. Brought to you by AlisonHazelArt Concertina Sketchbook: Vancouver Seawall ⠀ Read on the web. Hi Reader, Welcome to this edition of the Artzlife newsletter. There are many types of sketchbooks and I’ve spoken about a few here. This week I’m chatting about a fabulous architectural sketchbook which I've recently completed and that is a concertina sketchbook. This is not likely to be the first sketchbook...
Woman in acrylic by Peaches Art Studio

🎨 Artist Interview: Jules

ARTZLIFE Newsletter Art, nature, travel and sketch journaling inspiration for hobby artists. Brought to you by AlisonHazelArt Artist Interview: Jules Hi Reader, This time I have something really special for you and I was delighted to meet with and interview an exceptional artist and friend of mine, Jules, from Toronto, Canada. Jules creates a lot of portraiture alongside some still life paintings. She explores themes of universal understanding and shared experiences. Her favorite medium is...
neurographic grid art journal page

🎨 Neurographic Art Grid Journal Page

ARTZLIFE Newsletter Art, nature, travel and sketch journaling inspiration for hobby artists. Brought to you by AlisonHazelArt Neurographic Art Grid Journal Page Read on the web. Hi Reader, Welcome to this fortnight's edition of the Artzlife newsletter. Neurographic Art About three years ago I came across the technique of neurographic art. When you see neurographic art you'll realize that we've been doing all along, but since Pavel Piskarev coined the phrase and put it out there, it became...
Perpetual Sketch Journal inside title page

🎨 Your Perpetual Sketch Journal: A Visual Time Capsule of Your Life

ARTZLIFE Newsletter Art, nature, travel and sketch journaling inspiration for hobby artists. Brought to you by AlisonHazelArt Your Perpetual Sketch Journal A Visual Time Capsule of Your Life Read on the web. Hi Reader, Welcome to this edition of Artzlife newsletter. I'd like to thank those of you who've been here from the beginning and our new subscribers this month, I really appreciate you supporting my work. â € As someone who tends to spend a lot of time sketching and writing and making a...
Heart Art Grid Journal

🎨 Valentine's Heart Art Journal Pages

ARTZLIFE Newsletter Art, nature, travel and sketch journaling inspiration for hobby artists. Brought to you by AlisonHazelArt Valentine's Heart Art Journal Pages Read on the web Hi Reader, Welcome to this week's edition of Artzlife. Seeing as it's Valentine's Day, I thought I'd share with you some ideas I have for using heart shapes in my grid art journal sketchbook. â € Valentine's Day Origins Having dug around and done a little research I discovered that Valentine's Day, which is celebrated...

🎨 How to Set Up a Hobby Artist's Vision Board

ARTZLIFE Newsletter Art, nature, travel and sketch journaling inspiration for hobby artists. Brought to you by AlisonHazelArt How to Set Up a Hobby Artist's Vision Board Read on the web Hi Reader, Over the years, your creative energy and passion for art will no doubt ebb and flow. Hopefully it will evolve as well. Sometimes it's hard to stay motivated. You might not have any creative aims, or if you do, you may simply not concentrate on your artistic goals. One simple yet powerful practice to...

Art, nature, travel and sketch journaling inspiration for hobby artists.