It’s been two months since I opened the virtual doors to my online classroom, Leslie Fehling Studio, and I want to thank you for the all the enthusiasm and positive feedback you’ve given me during that time. I’m glad my lessons are helping so many of you to feel more comfortable with watercolor and have […]
Tag: Sketchbook Journaling
The Best of Dogs
Dogs’ lives are too short. Their only fault, really. – Agnes Sligh Turnbull We said goodbye to our sweet golden retriever, Buckley, this week. He developed some health issues a few months ago, and we knew that his time with us would soon be coming to an end, but nothing can prepare you for the […]
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 […]
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 […]
A Walk with the Boys
One Sunday in early spring, I decided to do a 5-5-5 Sketch Challenge: I would walk for 5 minutes, draw for 5 minutes, and paint for 5 minutes until I had filled a page (or two) in my sketchbook.
Come along with me and the boys, and see how a blank sketchbook page develops, step-by-step, into a complete sketch!
More Gratitude Sketches
Yay! It’s finally feeling like spring here at Summerhill. I’ve even seen some crocus popping up in the flowerbeds. After a snowy, icy, February, it seems like spring arrived overnight. Remember the gratitude sketch challenge that I was participating in last month? I didn’t manage to sketch every day, but I really enjoyed the hours […]
Sunshine & Risotto – Sketches + Recipe
Wintertime in Pennsylvania often brings periods of dreary, overcast days with intermittent snow flurries and/or drizzle. Sounds lovely, right? The gray days seem interminable at times, so when we finally get a dazzlingly sunny day, it puts a smile on everyone’s faces and makes my spirits soar. This scene is the view from my front […]
Grateful
It’s so easy these days to get caught up in all the negatives that pervade our lives. Fear, worry, uncertainty, and a feeling of helplessness have become our companions this past year, and many of my art friends tell me that they’re experiencing a sort of artistic paralysis. So, I proposed a challenge in my […]
Guest Artist: Cathy McCort – 2020 Illustrated!
Get ready to be wowed! My friend Cathy McCort has done it again. She’s completed another year of fun, colorful sketched calendar pages. (See this post for Cathy’s 2019 calendar sketches.) And what a year 2020 turned out to be! Cathy had no idea back in January 2020 that the next twelve months would bring […]
