Everyday Creative Adventures

Everyday Creative Adventures at Home

You don’t have to go far to be creative! Here are a variety of imaginative adventures you can do right from home.

• Be a Naturalist for a Day (plus free printable journal)
• Virtual Museum Tour and Landscape Painting Inspired by Van Gogh
• Learn French and Make a Doodle Word Book
• How to Make a Mini-Journal or Sketchbook
• Take Out Sushi Collage
• Pantry Raid
• Shoe Stories
• Floral Bouquet
• 4 Objects, 1 Color

Take Your Art on the Go

Capture your experiences exploring your world through creative prompts & projects, whether wandering your home town or adventuring in far off destinations. Draw, paint, collage, map, paste, photograph, journal; these art on the go ideas are for all levels. Check out all the art on the go ideas here, or below are some projects to get you started:

• The Benefits of Keeping a Travel Journal & Taking Your Art on the Go
• The Only Art on the Go Supply You Need
• Make a Map of Your Stay
• Sketching on a Foreign Newspaper
• 50 Urban/City Photography Themes
• Doodle Landscape of Travel Memories
• Tropical Memories Inspired by Matisse Cut Outs

Head to Art School

Enough with boring, tedious tutorials! Have fun with easy “how to draw” lessons and learn art techniques like line, color, texture, form, composition, the -isms, the masters, all in an approachable, engaging manner that will provide you with loads of art ideas. Here’s a list of all art school projects or below are a few projects to get you started:

• Line Basics: Contour vs. Gestural vs. Implied
• Line Basics – Blind Contour Drawings
• Line Basics: Hatch Lines and Mark Making to Imply Light and Dimension
• How to Draw a Historic Home
• How to Draw a Globe
• How to Draw a Lantern
• How to Draw and Prickly Pear Cactus
• How to Draw The View Out the Airplane Window
• and more…

Start a Creative Journal

Keeping a journal, whether it is of my day or an extensive trip is one of the most satisfying creative activities I do. Here’s a full list of journaling basics and creative journal templates. Below are a few ideas to get you started.

• The Benefits of Keeping a Travel Journal & Taking Your Art on the Go
• Travel Journal: An Afternoon Outing in Woodside, CA
• Travel Journal: Meandering on Miyajima, Japan
• Travel Journal: Wandering San Francisco’s Chinatown
• Travel Journal: My Favorite Corner in New York City
• and more…

Get Inspired by People, Books, Websites, Classes & More

Come find me on Instagram and Pinterest for many more ideas to help you explore your world creatively!

• Wanderlust Designer – Betsy Beier on Instagram
• Creative Goodness on Pinterest
• Creative Inspiration from Sara Midda
• Illustrated Interview: The Red Headed Traveler
• and more…

Fulfill Your Wanderlust Ways

Adventure is everywhere! Around every corner of the world, either at home or abroad is something new to learn, try, or explore. I love sharing creative wanderlust ideas from a great read, to a new recipe. Here are a few posts to read to get you started:

• Wanderlust Bookclub: Check out these reads (and films) to take you places without ever leaving your chair!
• Wanderlust Recipes: Try a new recipe and taste the world right from home.
• Wanderlust Road Trips: Who doesn’t like a good road trip? Check out these itineraries and go exploring!
• Wanderlust Travel Stories & Interviews – Get to know fellow creative travelers and/or read a thrilling travel tale. There’s nothing like adventure to get your creativity flowing.
• Wanderlust Spiritual Adventures – Some times we just need to slow down to really soak up the culture around us. Check here for some spiritual adventures from around the world.

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