Category: France

Sketching in Alsace, France

Sketching in Alsace, France

Immerse yourself in fairytale beauty and bring home a sketchbook full of memories Illustrated Watercolor Journalingin Alsacewith Leslie Fehling October 1-8, 2025 (Only 4 spots left) Register here The Alsace region of France looks like it was plucked from the pages of a storybook. Cobblestone streets and colorful half-timbered buildings harken back to medieval times…   […]

Sketching in Saint-Remy-de-Provence

Sketching in Saint-Remy-de-Provence

(This information was previously shared in my October 2024 email newsletter. I’m repeating it here for those of you who are not subscribed.) During my workshop in Provence last month, we spent a morning sketching at St. Paul de Mausole, the psychiatric hospital where Vincent van Gogh painted many of his most famous works. It […]

Sketching in Provence

Sketching in Provence

Provence is full of quaint little villages where people go about their everyday lives walking the same stone paths which feet have trod for more than five hundred years. During my Provence workshop with French Escapade last month, we had the pleasure of visiting one of these hillside towns for a morning of sketching. The […]

Sketching in Paris – Sacré-Cœur

Sketching in Paris – Sacré-Cœur

One of the places I wanted to see during my recent visit to Paris was the Basilica of Sacré-Cœur.  The church stands atop Montmartre, the highest point in Paris, and is an architectural masterpiece, absolutely beautiful inside and out… From the steps of Sacré-Cœur you can see the city of Paris stretching off in all […]

Sketching in Paris – The Grand Palais

Sketching in Paris – The Grand Palais

I spent a few days in Paris last month before I taught a week-long workshop in Provence. I had been there once before, in 2017, and that trip had been a whirlwind of sightseeing. (You can see my Paris & Provence travel journal in its entirety here.) This time, I took it at a slower […]

Sketch Monet’s Garden in 2025!

Sketch Monet’s Garden in 2025!

Grab your sketch kit and come away with meto breathtakingly beautiful Giverny! Illustrated Watercolor Journaling in Giverny, France August 30 – September 6, 2025 Register here (BOOK NOW – Save $150 when you register before Nov 30, 2024) We’ve all marveled at Impressionist master Claude Monet’s incredible water lily paintings, but how would you like […]

Sketch Provence in 2024!

Sketch Provence in 2024!

Grab your sketch kit and come away with me to the land of legendary light! Illustrated Watercolor Journaling in Provence September 14-21, 2024 (FULL) Register here Just picture yourself whiling away an afternoon wandering through a quaint French village…  or sitting on a sunny hilltop, sketching the panoramic view spread out before you.  Sketch from […]

Sketch Provence in 2024!

Sketch Provence in 2024!

Grab your sketch kit and come away with me to the land of legendary light! Illustrated Watercolor Journaling in Provence September 14-21, 2024 (FULL) Register here Just picture yourself whiling away an afternoon wandering through a quaint French village…  or sitting on a sunny hilltop, sketching the panoramic view spread out before you.  Sketch from […]

France Sketchbook – Day 6 – Roussillon

France Sketchbook – Day 6 – Roussillon

It’s been a busy spring here at Summerhill, and I’ve been doing more planting and mulching than blogging and painting lately, but before I leave for Maine tomorrow, I want to share with you a few of the pages from my Provence sketchbook that I haven’t gotten around to posting here yet. When I last […]

France Sketchbook – Villa Glanum + The Thinking Process Behind Page Design

France Sketchbook – Villa Glanum + The Thinking Process Behind Page Design

After a morning spent sketching at Saint Paul-de-Mausole monastery, my students and I enjoyed a wonderful lunch at our hotel, then we gathered for class outdoors under the shade trees in the courtyard. (This post is a continuation of my travel journal postings from a trip to Paris and Provence. As I finish up the […]

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