I hope you enjoyed yesterday’s behind-the-scenes look at my “Sketchbook Journaling Comes to Life!” workshop at Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff in Boone, NC. Today I’d like to share with you some of the sketches done by my students while we were there. After my big introduction to sketchbook journaling on Monday morning, I started them off […]
Leslie Fehling
My Wonderful Week at Cheap Joe’s
I taught my first workshop at Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff in Boone, North Carolina, last week, and the whole experience was above and beyond anything I could have expected. My mother accompanied me on the trip to Boone, and we enjoyed gorgeous spring scenery the whole way through Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, and North […]
Tuscany Sketches + Video!
I’ve been working on painting some of the unfinished sketches from my teaching trip to Tuscany last fall, and I’ll be sharing them with you as they’re completed. It’s getting me in the mood to go to Italy again! This page was drawn during a day trip to the tiny hilltop village of Certaldo Alto, […]
Spring Wildflowers Sketch
Something pretty to brighten your day…a hillside covered with wildflowers near Prosperity, PA. Woodland carpet of wild blue phlox, 5″ x 3-1/2″, watercolor in a Moleskine sketchbook I just couldn’t pass them by without stopping to sketch. I always tell my students that sketchbook journaling is all about sketching what makes you say “Wow!”, what […]
Spring Break Sketches
After a winter of traveling to teach workshops, I finally had a chance to go on a trip just for fun. I traveled to Florida a few weeks ago with a friend to visit my friend Judy, who lives near Bradenton. All of us are sketchers, so we enjoyed having a chance to paint a […]
Meet Maggie the Goldendoodle
Introducing….Maggie! A sweet, lovable Goldendoodle puppy who lives with her family in a cute cottage in Atlanta, the same cottage that I painted last December and shared with you in this post. “Maggie’s Dream”, 10″ x 12-1/4″, ink & watercolor on Saunders Waterford 140 lb. paper Maggie’s “grandma” commissioned me to do a portrait of […]
Let’s go to Provence!
I have awesome news to share —– I’m going to be teaching in Provence in 2017! When the lavender is in bloom! Can you imagine anything prettier? I’ve been working with the folks at French Escapade, who have years of experience organizing artist tours, to plan our trip. Jackie Grandchamps is the owner of French […]
Sketching at Summerhill
Yesterday I hosted the April “Sketching at Summerhill” event here at my house in Ruff Creek, PA. When I began these sketching get-togethers two years ago, the idea was to offer a way for like-minded artists to gather for a time of learning, drawing, and painting together in a relaxed environment. I wanted everyone to […]
Bunnies and Daffodils – Spring is Here!
As I was working on the third lesson for my Intro to Watercolor class this week, I decided to do a step-by-step tutorial for the students to show them how to paint a still life from start to finish. As I cast about looking for subject matter, my eyes lit upon the cute little bunny […]
Upcoming Classes
This Saturday is the start of a 4-week “Introduction to Watercolor Painting” class here at my home studio in Waynesburg, PA. If you’ve always wanted to give watercolor a try but just weren’t sure how to start, this introductory class might be just the thing for you. I’ll be teaching all the basic watercolor techniques […]
