Tag: Sketches

Sketches from Alpine Lake

Sketches from Alpine Lake

The past few weeks have flown by and, with all that’s going on with finishing up our new house, I’m afraid I’ve fallen behind in posting some of the sketches I’ve done recently. So, I thought I’d play catch-up and show you some of what I’ve been up to. I went to Alpine Lake several […]

“How to Paint a Cheeseburger” + Week 6 Giveaway

“How to Paint a Cheeseburger” + Week 6 Giveaway Masthead for cheeseburger painting lesson

Sketchbook journaling is about everyday life. It offers a way to capture moments in time and hold onto them by drawing and painting what you see and experience. And what’s a bigger part of life than food?  My everyday sketchbooks and travel journals have food sketches scattered throughout their pages. Some were done at home… […]

“How to Paint a Rose” + Week 5 Giveaway

“How to Paint a Rose” + Week 5 Giveaway Masthead for rose painting lesson

If you’re like me, you love flowers in any shape, size, or color. But there’s just something about roses that makes them special, isn’t there? Is it their heady fragrance and luscious colors? The intricacy of their form? Or maybe it’s all the memories we associate with them. No matter what the reason, there’s no […]

“How to Paint a Cinque Terre Sunset” + Week 4 Giveaway

“How to Paint a Cinque Terre Sunset” + Week 4 Giveaway

If you’ve looked at my Leslie Fehling Studio site, you may have noticed this week’s featured lesson, How to Paint a Cinque Terre Sunset, and wondered… “What’s a Cinque Terre?” or “Where the heck is Cinque Terre?” or “How on earth do you pronounce Cinque Terre? Is that Italian? Spanish?” Because the lesson title might […]

“How to Paint French Macarons” + Week 3 Giveaway

“How to Paint French Macarons” + Week 3 Giveaway

Have you ever tasted a macaron? These cute, colorful, double-decker meringue cookies come in an amazing range of flavors, anything from strawberry and vanilla to pistachio, salted caramel, mocha, and rose petal. They are the perfect combination of crunchy, crusty outer shell and soft, chewy inner tastiness. And the fillings are nothing short of swoonworthy. […]

Rocky Mountain Creek Sketch

Rocky Mountain Creek Sketch

Our three-day camping trip earlier this month to Caledonia State Park near Chambersburg, PA, was a spur-of-the-moment getaway. Just finding an open site at any campground is a challenge these days, so we were lucky to find a spot in the heart of central Pennsylvania just a few hours from home. If you’d like to […]

The Best of Dogs

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 […]

Sketching Wildflowers at Enlow Fork

Sketching Wildflowers at Enlow Fork Final Enlow sketch

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!)

A Walk with the Boys

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!

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