(Read Part 1 and Part 2 of my heart journal) Part 2 ended with me being called to a consultation with Fred’s heart surgeon after the operation. (Part of a larger sketch from yesterday’s post) I waited and waited for Dr. Koprivanac to arrive, but one family after another was ushered past me to meet […]
Tag: Sketchbook Journaling
Heart Therapy and Art Therapy – Part 2
In yesterday’s post (Part 1), we were at the point where all the pre-op testing for my husband Fred’s heart surgery had been done, and he was set to go. Those two weeks between the testing and the actual surgery crawled by, but we kept busy trying to get some Christmas decorations up and holiday […]
Heart Therapy and Art Therapy – Part 1
I’ve been writing this blog since 2010, and throughout that time, I’ve always tried to walk the fine line between sharing my life and protecting the privacy of my family. Over the next few days, though, I’m going to share a very personal story with you in the hopes that it might help someone else […]
Sketch the Cotswolds in 2024!
Join Leslie Fehling for a week-long small-group painting tour in the Cotswolds, June 10-18, 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 […]
Bonus Travel Palette How-To
All my bags are packed, I’m ready to go…. to Italy…tomorrow! But I wanted to take a few minutes to catch up before I head off on another adventure. As I was packing my art supplies, I came across this empty metal palette (below) that I bought a few years ago, thinking I would fill […]
More Maine Favorites
We’ve been traveling to Maine since my kids were little. We’ve made a lot of great memories along the way, and now a new generation is falling in love with this place that captured my heart all those years ago. One of my grandchildren actually said the other day that he’d rather go to Maine […]
Sketch the Cotswolds in 2024!
Join Leslie Fehling for a week-long small-group painting tour in the Cotswolds, June 10-18, 2024.
Boat Rides and Burgers in Bruges
There’s never enough time to sketch everything I’d like to when I’m traveling, so it’s nice to know that I have options for capturing memories even when I can’t take the time to draw and paint. I sometimes print out photos on matte photo paper and glue them into my journals after a trip, but […]
Watercolor Map of Bruges’ Historic Center
I love watercolor maps, don’t you? I’ve only done a few of them, but I have resolved to include one in every one of my travel journals going forward, because they’re a great way to see the big picture. They can give you a condensed version of the peak experiences of a tour or vacation […]
