The Bourton-on-the-Water Model Village was a fun addition to our first day in the Cotswolds. We all met there in the early afternoon and spent a little time walking around and marveling at the work that went into building this scale replica of the town. (Read about it here.) The model village was constructed between […]
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England Sketchbook: Bourton-on-the-Water
After three days in London, it was time for my painting workshop in the Cotswolds to begin. I had been planning for this moment since 2020, and it was finally happening! I had two workshops planned, with 15 students in each. It was going to be a very full two weeks! Our first morning in […]
England Sketchbook: Victoria & Albert Museum
When I visited the Victoria and Albert Museum in London earlier this summer, I really enjoyed the display of women’s fashion through the centuries. I especially enjoyed looking at all the detailing and hand work on the Victorian dresses. I snapped some photos that day in the museum and later sketched some of the dresses, […]
England Sketchbook: Exploring London
I only had two full days in London on this trip, but I managed to see quite a few of the places on my wish list without feeling like it was all a mad, crazy dash from one must-see site to the next. Just walking around the city is an education in itself, so it’s […]
England Sketchbook – Part 1
This summer has brought a whirlwind of activities, starting with my trip to England in June. I was away for three weeks, visiting London for several days and then teaching back-to-back workshops in the Cotswolds. Since I returned home, I’ve had birthday celebrations, sketching get-togethers, garden parties, and camping trips filling my days, but in […]
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 […]
Discovering New Places: Vinalhaven
After thirty years of visiting Maine, I finally took the ferry from Rockland to Vinalhaven last summer and spent a day exploring the tiny town of Carver’s Harbor and some of the walking trails that wind throughout the island. Of course, I took my sketchbook along, and I thought you would enjoy seeing the creative […]
Snapshot Travel Itinerary Sketch
Travel journaling involves a substantial time commitment. When I keep a full-fledged illustrated travel journal that includes watercolor sketches plus written daily commentary on where I went and what I saw and did each day, it can be challenging to find enough hours in the day to complete everything during the trip. I usually have […]
A Cute Maine Cottage Sketch
The day after Thanksgiving 2023, my mother and I took off for Florida, leaving Fred with all the leftovers from a huge turkey dinner I had cooked the day before. The two of us were tagging along on a Disney trip that my daughter had been planning for the past year. So, while the grandkids […]
Sketch the Cotswolds in 2024!
Join Leslie Fehling for a week-long small-group painting tour in the Cotswolds, June 10-18, 2024.
