When I took my car in to have the wheels balanced in mid-July, the guy mentioned that my inspection was overdue by two months – oops! I never even noticed. I’m blaming it on my husband – the cars should be his job, right? Oh, well, I have a brand new sticker on the van […]
Leslie Fehling
80 Years and Counting…
Last week we celebrated my mom’s 80th birthday, and I thought you might enjoy seeing the card I made for her. I sketched a silly cartoon on the front… (click to enlarge) Pitt pen and watercolor and drew a funky “happy birthday” inside, with a personal note written below it. She got a kick out […]
75 Day Sketch Challenge: Day 31
July 9 was my father’s birthday. He passed away a few years ago, but I think about him almost every day. One of the first things I see when I open my eyes in the morning is one of his dog tags, hanging by its silver chain from a shelf in my bedroom. 5-1/2″ x […]
75 Day Sketch Challenge: Day 30
Despite our current drought conditions, my garden is thriving. I’ve been watering it every few days, and that seems to have helped. I have loads of ripe cucumbers, green peppers, and eggplants, and the tomatoes are just starting to turn red. The sweet corn is finally ripening, and the raccoons haven’t wiped it out yet. […]
75 Day Sketch Challenge: Days 28-29
Whew! It’s been a busy week. I finished up my first Sketchbook Journaling class, which I was teaching here at home, on Thursday, and today I started a new one at our local public library. Seems there’s a lot of interest in learning how to sketch – that makes me happy. I want others to […]
75 Day Sketch Challenge: Days 26-27
My grandson Nicholas looked so cute the other day when he was here. He had on a little navy and white striped baseball outfit, and, with those chubby little arms and legs, and big brown eyes, he was just about irresistible. I snapped some photos to draw from later, and did this page that evening… […]
75 Day Sketch Challenge: Days 24-25
Day 24 was almost over, and I hadn’t had a chance to do my sketch yet. I picked up my sketchbook and, pen in hand, wandered through the house looking for something to draw. Suddenly I spied my husband sitting on the couch doing some paperwork. Hmmm, this looked like a great opportunity to practice […]
75 Day Sketch Challenge: Days 22-23
I have a collection of pale aqua antique medicine bottles that I’ve begun filling with sand from the beaches we visit. They sit on a shelf in my studio, reminding me of those sunlit days and crashing waves, and making me long to escape. 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″, drawn with a black superfine Pitt […]
75 Day Sketch Challenge: Days 20-21
I kind of went wild with daisies on Day 20’s page. It was one of those summer mornings when I was awakened by the sun at around 5:00 am, so I figured I might as well get up and get to work. But, instead of working, I ended up sitting outside by the flower bed […]
75 Day Sketch Challenge: Days 18-19
This sketch challenge is definitely keeping me busy! I’m managing to keep up with the drawing, but have fallen behind in my posting. We’ve had power outages to contend with after last Friday’s damaging thunderstorms, and four days of no phone or internet, but things are back to normal now, and I’ll try to catch […]
