Earlier this month, I taught a brand new workshop in Florida called “Creating Composite Sketches,” where I shared lots of great information on how to design sketches featuring multiple images on a page. I showed examples of some of my favorite composite sketches and shared helpful tips on page design, borders, lettering, and painting techniques. […]
Tag: Tutorials
New Lesson! How to Make Floral Monograms & Cards
I’m excited to announce that my new lesson on making floral monograms is finally READY! It’s taken me weeks to put this together for you. What started as a brief tutorial turned into a 41-page package filled with step-by-step instruction, actionable information, and creative inspiration. It’s a one-of-a-kind resource you won’t find anywhere else. This […]
Step-by-Step Watercolor: Blackwater River Sketch
It was the final afternoon of my painting getaway at Canaan Valley and I had gone for a short hike with my friends Jane and Elaine to stretch our legs and grab one final sketch before the sun set. We found a beautiful spot beside the river, quickly set up our stools, and got out our art gear.
“How to Paint a Cheeseburger” + Week 6 Giveaway
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
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
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 […]
“52 Ways to Sketch a Garden” + Week 2 Giveaway
Week 2’s lesson of the week is “52 Ways to Sketch a Garden”. It’s a perfect complement to the “Flowers & Foliage” painting lesson I featured last week, but this lesson focuses on sketchbook page design rather than on painting techniques.
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!)