Happy ☀️Litha / Summer☀️ Solstice! We explored this magical time of the year in this week's Spiritual Self-Discovery Journaling Class. So many lovely ways to celebrate!✨️ One way it's to reflect on your hopes and intentions for the summer. How are you celebrating? #summersolstice2024 #spiritualjourney #lithablessings #wellnessjournaling #Self-Discovery
Exciting News! Our Spiritual Self-discovery Art Journaling Class is back April 23! Perfect for you if you are looking for like-minded folks exploring new ways to add more meaning to your life and peace in the world + have some creative fun! Watch video below for a peek at some of our creative exploration lessons!
SIGN UP FOR 6-WEEL CLASS HERE
Are you an aspiring creative? Do you dream of traveling to Italy? If so…..check out my upcoming dream trip: “Join Chicago artist and creative coach, Anne Leuck, on a colorful, captivating art travel workshop in Venice, Padua, and Parma, Italy. Have you dreamed of Venice, with its sleepy canals and sleek gondolas? Do you have visions of sharing a meal in the garden of an Italian villa? Passing platters of amazing food made from recipes handed down through generations? And each day, learning how to playfully capture your adventures in your very own art journal? If so, then you’ll love our October 2024 sketchbook trip in Italy!”
Come along and immerse yourself in the beauty, indulge in delicious cuisine, and refine your artistic skills in the company of like-minded creatives. Solo travelers and those with no art experience are welcome! Limited spots available, so secure your place today! 🇮🇹
Check out the full itinerary and learn about Anne HERE:
An Unconventional Approach to Artistic Expression!
Sign up ala carte by month of buy 6 months and get 2 FREE!
Forget traditional drawing classes - this 6-month online workshop series, "Adventures in Drawing," offers a unique and unconventional approach to artistic expression. We'll embark on an exploratory journey where the rules are meant to be broken and creativity knows no bounds.
Through live Zoom sessions, we'll dive into a world of experimentation, where materials, techniques, and styles are re-imagined. Whether you're a curious beginner or a seasoned artist seeking fresh inspiration, my workshops provide a FUN and supportive judgment-free environment for you to reconnect with your creative, kid self!
Sign up ala carte by month of buy 6 months and get 2 FREE!
I hope you find humorous talk inspiring and possibly even LIFE CHANGING. I have followed Abraham-Hicks for several years and they never fail to fuel my quest for a more magical life! Things are about to unfold perfectly for you… WATCH HERE
Hello dear creatives! ✨️ Here are 2 tips from my NO GUILT sketchbook practice.🌱 #1) This is real life, ✨️YOU WILL MISS DAYS✨️ if you're going for a daily practice. I just keep a tally when I'm able to jump back in...sometimes I do highlights of the days I missed and sometimes I just journal the present day. 🌱 #2) I have not had time to color in awhile so my pages have been black and white...the last few days I decided to journal with my fountain pen filled with a beautiful🩵 turquoise blue...it added immediate ✨️pizzazz! ✨️ You can do this with any colored pen or marker! ⚡️Try it, you'll like it...and share a snippet in the main feed so we can be inspired and cheer one another on! ⚡️ xoxo PS links to my favorite journaling supplie including this KAWECO FOUNTAIN PEN: HERE
Come shop and enjoy some holiday cheer as you peruse Anne’s vibrant paintings, ceramics, prints + cards. Gift Certificates will be available for Pet Portraits and Classes. Learn about her creative self-discovery coaching, upcoming sketchbook journaling courses and art travel trip to Italy in 2024!
GET EARLY ACCESS TO THE SALE: JOIN THE VIP NOTIFICATION LIST HERE
You might not know that I’ve rowed crew on the Chicago River’s infamous Bubbly Creek for the last couple of years…but that’s a story for another day. The story here is that back in August I was on Lake Shore Drive heading to row but traffic was so bad that I wasn’t going to make it…so, being next to my beloved Lake Michigan, I exited and headed back north to Montrose Beach (my longtime favorite paddle boarding and kayaking beach). The first day there was not a soul around, I decided to draw in the sand! I started by writing a message “I missed rowing” with a sad face to send to my crew mates, but then I thought…let’s make some art! The last time I made art in the sand it was a relief sculpture, over 20 years ago, it felt good to playfully experiment again. For inquiring minds I used a pen (with the cap on!) to draw then went back in with my fingers to deepen the lines.
A few weeks later I found myself turning around again, when I found out rowing was canceled for Indigenous Peoples’ Day. I decided to go much larger this time, it was quite a workout, I was aching all over the next day, but had a total blast. This sand drawing was most likely 3 times my height and I deepened all the lines an additional 2 times. I didn’t know until I got home and looked at the photos (outside of glaring sunlight) how much easier it was to see it without all the extra work and deepening of the lines. Regardless, it felt amazing and I hope to do more of this temporary earth art in the future.
Check out the videos below:
