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 […]
Category: Sketching
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 […]
Merry Christmas!
Christmas morning sketch, 9″ x 12″ Christmas morning … pretty packages under the tree fire burning in the fireplace hot coffee sticky buns in the oven camera at the ready granddaughter running baby watching squeals of delight laughter excitement smiles hugs dogs shredding boxes cats pouncing kids playing grateful happy content […]
Sketchbook Journeys – Ireland: Days 13-16
With only three days left until we had to fly back to the US, our wonderful Irish adventure was coming to a close. As we left the west coast and pointed our car toward Dublin, I was feeling a little worn out and ready to head home. Two weeks is a long time to be […]
Sketchbook Journeys – Ireland: Days 11-13
I took way too many art supplies with me when I went to Ireland, just like I do for every trip. I always have such high hopes of all that I’ll accomplish: “Oooh, I might want to try out those colored pencils! And I just might need that spatter screen and all those drawing pencils […]
Sketchbook Journeys – Ireland: Days 10-11
I hope you’re enjoying this sketchbook journey through Ireland. We’re past the midpoint of our trip, but there are still lots of sketches I’d like to show you… This next page was a bit of a catch-all, where I wrote down an assortment of interesting observations and facts that didn’t really fit in anywhere else. […]
Sketchbook Journeys – Ireland: Days 8-9
The Dingle Peninsula is the Ireland that everyone knows from photos on calendars with titles like “Magnificent Scenery of the Emerald Isle.” Stone walls surround vibrant green pastures where flocks of sheep idly graze. Picturesque cottages perch atop towering cliffs with waves crashing below. It’s almost too beautiful to be real. But a few weeks […]
