Hummingbirds love fragrant flowers, and there are few flowering shrubs with as much allure as the Hot Lips Salvia. Hundreds of perfect blooms call to nearby hummingbirds to feast. This is why I planted these shrubs around my yard, especially near the glider loveseat where I sit while enjoying a sunny day in my garden.Continue reading “Backyard Birds: Hummingbird’s Grace”
Author Archives: Laura Lucht
Backyard Birds: Leap of Faith
Witnessing the anticipation and quick movements of the Junco birds in my yard as they leap into the air inspired me to draw this backyard bird in action. While creating this sketch, I focused on expressing the animal’s movement and intensity just before liftoff. There’s an incredible sensation of excitement and hope that builds upContinue reading “Backyard Birds: Leap of Faith”
Five Ingredients to Achieving Your Dreams
How committed are you to having a creative and fulfilling life? Would you move across the country, leave a relationship, or do something others would consider “crazy?” Many creative people attempt it and give up after a setback knocks them down. Over the last two years, I collected a pile of artists’ business cards whileContinue reading “Five Ingredients to Achieving Your Dreams”
Backyard Birds: Sparrow’s Glance
The common House Sparrow visits my yard often; they are a social bird and love to dine wherever people are. While I was spending the weekend with a friend in Los Angeles, she took me to an adorable little cafe for breakfast. Just as we sat down at our table outside on the patio, aContinue reading “Backyard Birds: Sparrow’s Glance”
45-Days Changed Everything
At the end of September, I decided to create some momentum that would push me and my creative abilities further faster. After some thought, I set a goal to create 100 new works of art in 45 days, beginning Oct 1st and ending Nov 15th. Admittedly this was a pretty lofty goal, but I knewContinue reading “45-Days Changed Everything”
Backyard Birds: Junco in Flight
Sitting in the garden, I noticed two Juncos in flight overhead. They were catching the wind with their widespread wings, swirling around each other as if to dance. I watched until they were out of sight and imagined what it would feel like to fly with them. The grace and beauty of their synchronicity inContinue reading “Backyard Birds: Junco in Flight”
My Leap Back Into the Glass Art World
One of the most successful creative periods of my life, before now, was when I co-founded a glass art studio called This Place Blows. So many things had to line up just right for this to happen. My partner and I were both artists at heart, working as a guerrilla marketing and event promotions teamContinue reading “My Leap Back Into the Glass Art World”
Backyard Birds: Curiosity of a Hummingbird
Sitting in my garden surrounded by lush plants and fragrant flowers is where I feel most calm, creative, and happy. Inspiration freely comes to me when I encounter nature up close wherever I am, but I’ve had some extraordinary encounters in my backyard. After weeks of sitting in my garden watching hummingbirds flit around theContinue reading “Backyard Birds: Curiosity of a Hummingbird”
Backyard Birds: Just a Junco
When I first started watching birds in the yard, I didn’t really know what breeds they were. The Junco bird is one of the first that I looked up and I was surprised to learn they were relatives in the Sparrow family and despite its somewhat dull colors of brown, grey, white and black, theyContinue reading “Backyard Birds: Just a Junco”