Do you worry what people think of you?
Worrying about what other people think of you can affect how well you can create art
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Art that cultivates curiosity and wonder // Artist Julie Lucht de Freibruch // Noosa, Queensland
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Jules
Mar 151 min read
Weatherboard as a sign of care and attention
I have an obsession with weatherboard buildings. There. I've said it. I don't know where it comes from really, perhaps it's from holidays...
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May 29, 20211 min read
Book Review: Art & Fear
I’ve listened to this book twice now, and simply want to tattoo its entirety onto my soul for future reference. I never knew how much...
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Jules
May 29, 20212 min read
Planning the next idea
I know it’s fashionable (and enviable) these days to just pour yourself onto a canvas without any planning and see where it goes, but...
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Jules
Apr 6, 20212 min read
If you lose motivation, it might be time to push on
The series secret A secret that experienced artists often tell you, is to work on more than one painting at a time, that way when you get...
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Jules
Mar 27, 20212 min read
What your painting style reveals about your personality
I was chatting with a friend today about painting, and why she loved painting loosely and why I enjoyed a tighter polished picture. My...
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Jules
Dec 27, 20202 min read
Rising trend: Cottage Core
I was reading on BBC’s website this morning about a rising trend during the pandemic: #cottagecore. Think: cute cottages nestled in rural...
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Jules
Aug 28, 20202 min read
If you do what you’ve always done you’ll always get what you’ve always got
Thanks Aerosmith for cementing this idea in my head at an early stage. I was reminded of this on a few occasions this week, and when this...
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Jules
May 29, 20204 min read
What's the point of an exhibition anyway?
As we enter our nth day of lockdown, we're starting to see some of the restrictions begin to ease. Case numbers are falling, and people...
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Jules
Mar 12, 20202 min read
Are you exhausted from all the unmade decisions?
One of the great things about being creative is your vision. You have the amazing superpower of being able to see many outcomes, multiple...
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Jules
Mar 6, 20203 min read
The fight between science and intuition in art making
When someone mentions science, what's your immediate reaction? Do you rejoice that facts will ensue, and conclusions will be moderate and...
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Jules
Oct 17, 20193 min read
Why It's Time To Loosen The Grip on the Outcome
A happy accident I was watching a video of artist Lola Donoghue while she was painting a giant canvas, and was really surprised when she...
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Jules
Sep 2, 20191 min read
Have you asked yourself these probing questions?
I was listening to a podcast today with Amber Rae (whose book "Choose wonder over worry" is really great, if, like me, you'd rather spend...
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Jules
Aug 29, 20192 min read
To Listen, Or Not To Listen, That Is The Question
I was speaking with some friends the other day about what kind of music they listen to when they're working. I'd noticed that when I do...
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Jules
Aug 7, 20192 min read
Lawyer, Entrepreneur... Starving Artist?
I regularly listen to podcasts about creativity, innovation, ideas and enthusiastic people building businesses from scratch. What...
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Jules
Aug 2, 20191 min read
Looking for Patterns Emerging
Patterns. They're everywhere. From wallpaper, to clothing, to bags, to wrapping paper, and everything inbetween. Different patterns seem...
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Jules
Aug 2, 20191 min read
Test Match vs 20:20
I'm coming to the slow realisation that I need to view my working endeavours more as a Test Match of cricket, rather than a 20:20...
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Jules
Jul 4, 20191 min read
What signals are you sending?
If you’ve ever bought any perfume, you’ll probably have noticed that the liquid itself comes in a variety of colours. Deep musky scents...
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Jules
Dec 7, 20182 min read
It’s time to rethink what you think
You know you’re doing some #bigthinking when your bedside table looks like this. . I’ve read over half of these and so far am finding...
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Jules
Oct 21, 20183 min read
Finding my artistic style
As in my previous post, I spent quite some time trying to work out what it was that I needed to do in order to find my unique artistic...
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