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 […]
Category: Travel
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 […]
Come Along to Croatia in 2019!
Watercolor Sketching in Croatia with Leslie Fehling 10 days on the Island of Korcula September 8-17, 2019 Azure blue water, majestic mountains, and charming seaside villages all await you on this sketching trip to Croatia, a country of stunning beauty and rich cultural history. For ten long, relaxing days, we’ll visit pristine natural areas, beautiful […]
Sketching at Cabrillo National Monument
When I was in San Diego last month, my friend Karen and I enjoyed an afternoon of sketching at Cabrillo National Monument on the Point Loma Peninsula. I’ve sketched a lot of East Coast lighthouses and was excited to finally have a chance to paint a West Coast one! I decided to do a two-page […]
Last Day for Spain Discount!
Just wanted to remind you that tomorrow is the final day to receive $200.00 off the price of my Costa Brava sketching workshop tour. Register before December 1st to receive the discount. There are only a few spaces left, so, if you’ve been thinking about treating yourself to a European trip in 2019, take a […]
Plein Air Sketching with Friends
I love sketching with friends on location. It’s always so much fun to see what everyone chooses to sketch, what materials they use, and how they lay out their pages. We encourage and inspire each other, and it’s just plain fun sharing something I enjoy with people that I love and admire. During my recent […]
Tropical harvest
When I stayed with my friend Karen in southern California for a few days earlier this month, I was amazed that we could go out into her yard and pick all sorts of tropical fruit right off the trees that grew on the slope below her house. Every morning I had fresh grapefruit for breakfast […]
Casa Romantica Gridded Sketch
Earlier this month I taught a two-day plein air sketching class called “Sketch Your World” in San Clemente, CA, and on the second day we visited Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens. The Casa was closed for the day, but they allowed our group to come and paint, so we had the place all to […]
Oops! Revised Pricing on “Sketching in Spain” Workshop
Oops! There was an error in the pricing of the Spain workshop in my last blog post. The pricing is actually $200 lower for the single supplement than what was originally stated. So, if you were debating about coming, let these lower prices convince you. 🙂 And I just found out that you can book […]
