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

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🎨 Art Books I'm Reading: Summer 2025

ARTZLIFE Newsletter Art, nature, travel and sketch journaling inspiration for hobby artists. Brought to you by Meditative Art Coloring Book Art Books I'm Reading: Summer 2025 Read on the web. Hi Reader, Welcome to this edition of Artzlife. This year I've been reading quite a few more books than I usually do. I'm averaging about three books a month. Which is not quite one a week or 52 in a year, but probably I'll aim for 36 books by the end of the year. I couldn't really tell you why this year...
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🎨 Travel Journal: Whistler

ARTZLIFE Newsletter Art, nature, travel and sketch journaling inspiration for hobby artists. Brought to you by Meditative Art Coloring Book Travel Journal: Whistler Read on the web. Hi Reader, Welcome to this week's edition of Artzlife. This week I'm going to show you my travel sketchbook for a recent weekend we did away this summer in Whistler, BC, Canada. I only began my travel journal back in 2022 when I started with a weekend in Toronto. From there I did a few little visits here and...
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🎨 Reflections on A Writing Retreat for Artists

ARTZLIFE Newsletter Art, nature, travel and sketch journaling inspiration for hobby artists. Brought to you by Meditative Art Coloring Book Reflections on A Writing Retreat for Artists Read on the web. Hi Reader, Welcome to this week's edition of Artzlife. â € Catchup Recently I have been talking about our writing retreat for artists which we organized this summer. If you haven't been following along, you can go back and read: Part 1: What to pack for a writing retreat. Part 2: How to plan a...
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🎨 ARTZLIFE: How to Plan an Artist's Writing Retreat

ARTZLIFE Newsletter Art, nature, travel and sketch journaling inspiration for hobby artists. Brought to you by Meditative Art Coloring Book How to Plan an Artist's Writing Retreat Read on the web. Hi Reader, Introduction I have been working as a hobby artist for about three years now. And along with being a hobby artist, I post some things on social media, not so much to be honest, but I also run a website and a blog at alisonhazelart.com which you may know. Why a Retreat? The idea of a...
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🎨 Sigils as Art

ARTZLIFE Newsletter Art, nature, travel and sketch journaling inspiration for hobby artists. Brought to you by Meditative Art Coloring Book 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...
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🎨 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 Meditative Art Coloring Book 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...
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🎨 Artist Interview: Claire

ARTZLIFE Newsletter Art, nature, travel and sketch journaling inspiration for hobby artists. Brought to you by Meditative Art Coloring Book 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...
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🎨 From Sketchbook to Self-Published Book

ARTZLIFE Newsletter Art, nature, travel and sketch journaling inspiration for hobby artists. Brought to you by Meditative Art Coloring Book 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...
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🎨 Concertina Sketchbook: Vancouver Seawall

ARTZLIFE Newsletter Art, nature, travel and sketch journaling inspiration for hobby artists. Brought to you by Meditative Art Coloring Book 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...
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🎨 Artist Interview: Jules

ARTZLIFE Newsletter Art, nature, travel and sketch journaling inspiration for hobby artists. Brought to you by Meditative Art Coloring Book 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...

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