This painting of a Tudor house was one of my reserve paintings during the Mount Lebanon Plein Air event. I sketched it on a sunny day last summer, sitting on my little three-legged stool across the street from it, then finished up a lot of the details back home in my studio. But as you’ll […]
Leslie Fehling
“Old Red”
I was walking through Mt. Lebanon one day and was stopped in my tracks by a red truck parked in front of Rolliers Hardware store. The red truck with the pink, white, and red geraniums in front of it just screamed “Paint me!” Trouble was, once I got home and looked at the photo I […]
“Uptown Mt. Lebanon”
One more in my Mt. Lebanon series… 10″ x 8″, ink & watercolor on 140 lb. Canson Montval paper This view of “Uptown” shows Mt. Lebanon’s bustling central business district, with shops, traffic, pedestrians, and people sitting at outdoor cafes. As usual, I did my layout first in pencil, then inked the drawing and began […]
“Springtime on Jefferson Drive”
I gave you a sneak preview of this painting in an earlier post, but I thought you might enjoy a closer view. “Springtime on Jefferson Drive”, 8″ x 10″, ink & watercolor on 140 lb. paper I drove up to Mt. Lebanon, PA, several times over the summer to scope out the town and the […]
Plein Air Painting #4 – Gilfillan Farm
On the final day of painting during Plein Air Mt. Lebanon 2014, I left the city behind and headed out to paint at Gilfillan Farm, which was on our list of suggested painting sites. The farm sits right in the middle of suburbia, but is owned and maintained as a working farm by the Upper […]
Plein Air Painting #3 – “Mount Lebanon Doors”
My favorite painting from my week of painting en plein air is this one, “Mount Lebanon Doors.” 8″ x 10″, ink & watercolor on Canson Montval 140 lb. paper It’s laid out in a gridded design, just like the ones I use on my sketchbook pages. The subjects are four of the prettiest front entries […]
Plein Air Paintings #1 & 2
I survived Mount Lebanon Plein Air 2014! The week was exciting, challenging, and exhausting, but a great experience for me. I made some new friends and was inspired by all the beautiful artwork that was produced. Because I had several prior commitments that week, my painting time was limited, but I completed four plein air […]
Plein Air Mt. Lebanon 2014
I’m keeping my fingers crossed for good weather the next few days, because I’m going to be painting outdoors all week long. Beginning this Sunday, I’ll be participating in Plein Air Mt. Lebanon 2014, a week-long event taking place on the streets of Mt. Lebanon, PA, and in the greater Pittsburgh area. Twenty-five artists from […]
September Garden
With the cooler days we’re having now, I was feeling a little sad to see summer on its way out. I really enjoy all the flowering shrubs and perennials that brighten up our yard in the summertime, and I’m just not ready to say goodbye to them yet. Then I started looking a little closer […]
Feel Like a Kid Again in My New Fall Classes
Remember how much fun you had with art as a kid? Back then you felt free to create without fear or self-consciousness, and you were limited only by your imagination. Your style wasn’t like anyone else’s and you didn’t care what anyone thought of your artwork – you did it just for yourself, for the […]
