My last few posts were all about the sketches I did when my husband and I took a short trip to Pensacola Beach, Florida. Well, after I wrote that last post, I took one final look at my Pensacola sketchbook, closed it, and put it on a shelf with all the others. But something kept […]
Leslie Fehling
Sunshine Getaway, Days 3-4
Wrapping up our trip to Pensacola … Here’s the sketch I mentioned yesterday, drawn when we had lunch at a restaurant overlooking the harbor. Watercolor, pen & ink, 6″ x 9″ It was the most delicious meal I had on the trip. Simply delectable! Detail The next morning we went exploring and drove east on […]
Sunshine Getaway, Day 2
Our visit to Pensacola, Florida, continued… Since my husband, Fred, is a pilot, we had to keep our priorities straight and visit the National Museum of Naval Aviation at Pensacola Naval Air Station our first morning in town. Usually I get bored with airplanes after about fifteen minutes, but this musem was really great. They […]
Sunshine Getaway, Day 1
I can’t complain about the winter we’ve had so far this year, but still, I’m not one to pass up a chance to head south for some warm weather and fun in the sun. Fred and I wanted to get away for a few days to celebrate our 35th anniversary and found a good deal […]
Chairs, Chairs, and More Chairs!
I just finished the final page in a sketchbook that I’ve been working in, off and on, for almost two years. I thought I’d share a few of the pages, before it takes its place on a shelf in my studio. During the winter of 2010, I started a series of chair sketches. It was […]
Lazy Afternoon
I was housebound last Saturday after a night of freezing rain and snow. It was treacherous outside, and I was more than happy to stay warm and cozy inside, make a cup of tea, and spend a few minutes drawing. I haven’t sketched much for the past month, since the holiday busyness caught hold of […]
Hot Off the Press! Sketchbook Journeys: Ireland
After a frustrating week of trying to teach myself how to use Photoshop and InDesign to do book layouts, I’m happy to announce that my Ireland travel sketchbook is now available as a paperback book from Blurb.com. You can preview it by clicking below or on this link. Sketchbook Journeys: Ireland by Leslie Fehling I […]
Cozy Cottage House Portrait
I had a request a few weeks before Christmas to do a house portrait of this cute little lakefront cottage in upstate New York, and I managed to squeeze it into my schedule and mail it off in time for the big day. The homeowners were really tickled with it, and that makes me very […]
Watercolor Magic
To an artist, a red brick ranch may not be the most inspiring subject matter. But there’s something about putting watercolors on paper that can magically transform even the most mundane subject, like a simple ranch-style house, into something special. I was commissioned by a friend to do a house portrait of her parents’ home […]
Good Neighbors, Great Memories
Indulge me, please. I’m feeling a little sentimental about this painting, and I have to tell you the story behind it. Before we built our new house in 2000, we lived just 5 miles away, and our next door neighbors were a retired couple named Ola and Albert, who became dear friends to us over […]
