It’s been a great year for rhododendrons here where I live in western Pennsylvania. FYI – The oranges & grape jelly on the bird feeder post are for the Baltimore orioles These bushes are right outside my kitchen window, so I get to enjoy these glorious blooms over the course of two weeks or so […]
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Leslie Fehling Studio is Open!
Hi, Friends – Today’s the big day! My new online learning site, Leslie Fehling Studio, is open for business! I’ve been looking forward to this for a long time, and I’m so happy I can finally share everything with you. Leslie Fehling Studio is conveniently located right here on my Everyday Artist website, making it […]
Sketching Wildflowers at Enlow Fork
Come along with Leslie and her sketching friends as they walk, sketch, and enjoy a huge variety of spring wildflowers at Enlow Fork nature preserve in western Pennsylvania. (Includes a step-by-step painting tutorial!)
One more thing…
As I was finishing up the final paragraph of my last blog post, I suddenly realized that I had forgotten to include Buckley and Buddy in my sketch. That just wasn’t right! How could I have been so thoughtless? They had waited patiently for me for over an hour as I drew and painted; they certainly deserved a spot on the page. So I managed to squeeze them in – can you find them?
After the Walk: Finishing a Nature Sketch in the Studio
In yesterday’s post, (find it here), I shared how this page began with a walk in the woods and a “5-5-5 Sketch Challenge”, where I walked, drew, and painted one image at a time to create a composite sketch. The plein air sketching session gave me a good start on this page, but it needed […]
Fall Road Trip Sketchbook – Part 2
My last post was all about our trip to the Delaware shore, but there’s more to the story. After four days in Cape Henlopen, we hooked up the camper and hit the road, headed for a park in Virginia that overlooks the Potomac River. All sketches done in a 5″ x 8″ Pentalic Aqua Journal […]
Come along to Croatia in 2022!
Read all about Leslie Fehling’s 2022 workshop in Croatia.