I’m in love…. with Croatia! From the moment I touched down in Dubrovnik I was overwhelmed by the beauty of the country… the colorful tile roofs, the harbors, the villages with their narrow streets filled with flowers, the stone buildings, the people, the food and wine, the mountains, the gorgeous views, and […]
Leslie Fehling
Summerhill Sketching Retreat Recap – Part 2
The first inaugural Summerhill Sketching Retreat continued with a day-long field trip to Frank Lloyd Wright’s famous architectural masterpiece, Fallingwater, which was recently declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. (Click here to catch up and read Part 1 of this two-part post.) Fallingwater is located in the Laurel Highlands, about an hour east of us, and it […]
Summerhill Sketching Retreat Recap – Part 1
Is this heaven? No, it’s Summerhill. Beverlee Moreno-Ring (Summerhill Sketching Retreat guest) That quote from Beverlee sums up the euphoria felt by all of us during the first Summerhill Sketching Retreat that I hosted in July here at my home. It was perfect from start to finish. What a relief! I’ve been planning for it […]
“Road Trip Chit-Chat” Sketch (or How to Avoid Going Bonkers on an 11-Hour Drive to the Beach)
I love the beach, but the trip from our home in Pennsylvania to Oak Island, NC, is l-o-n-g…about 11 hours with stops. This year, to pass the time, I decided to write down (and sketch) everything we talked about during the drive. Ink & watercolor in a 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Stillman & Birn Zeta series […]
Drawing Hints for Complex Subjects
Drawing complex subjects can be intimidating for even experienced sketchers. We often take the easy way out and end up drawing just a small part of the scene rather than deal with the overwhelming complexity of a subject like this…. Well, there’s no need to run from complicated scenes that you’d love to sketch. The […]
Sketches from Montreal and Quebec City
My husband Fred and I were in Canada last week for a real honest-to-goodness vacation. No teaching for me or work for him, just a chance to relax and enjoy some time together in a place that neither of us had visited before. I debated about taking a sketch kit along. I’m feeling burdened lately […]
Sketchbook Journeys: Spain
Spain was wonderful! I loved every moment and came home with a journal filled with memories. Travel changes me. Living in a different country, eating the food, walking the streets, meeting the people, learning about the history of that place – it alters my perception of the world and makes me realize how rich and […]
Accordion-Fold Flower and Quote Journal
I have a LOT of unfinished sketchbooks, some of which I’ve been adding to since 2012! These UFOs (UnFinished Objects) don’t bother me – I like filling them gradually over time – but I have to admit that there’s something very satisfying about finally completing one. Accordion-fold sketchbook made with 140 lb. Kilimanjaro watercolor paper […]
Guest Post: Cathy McCort & Her Yearlong Calendar Project
We have a guest blogger today, my good friend Cathy McCort from Washington, PA. Cathy was one of six students in the very first sketchbook journaling class I taught back in 2014. She had never picked up a watercolor brush before that class, but wait till you see how far she’s come in five short […]
February Calendar Sketch
Life can become a bit of a blur sometimes, can’t it? One day merges into the next and before you know it, another month has gone by. I have trouble remembering what I did yesterday, not to mention last week! But I’ve found that keeping a daily sketched calendar is a great way to capture […]
