Workshops

One thing I enjoy almost as much as painting is sharing my love of watercolors and sketchbook journaling with others. My classes are packed with information and inspiration, and I hope my enthusiasm and organized approach to teaching helps all of my students to move ahead on their creative journey. Check the listings below for scheduled classes and workshops. If you’d like to schedule a class in your area, I’d love to talk with you. Just drop me a note via email.

US Workshops

Find Your Flow:
Sketching with Intention, Confidence, and Joy

April 22-26, 2024

5-day workshop at Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff, Boone, NC

We’ve all felt it, those rare moments when we’re fully immersed and focused on what we’re doing, so absorbed in the sketching process that we lose all track of time. When we’re in the flow, work feels like play as we draw and paint with effortless confidence. So, how do we make those moments a regular part of our creative practice? Let me show you how in this five-day workshop filled with practical ways to make sketching more fulfilling, satisfying, and fun.

Day 1 starts with a series of quick no-stress warm-up exercises, using a variety of materials and sketching techniques to get your creative juices flowing. Then we’ll move on to designing uniquely personal sketchbook pages using my varied project ideas. You’ll be encouraged to set intentions at the start of every project to make the process flow more smoothly and help you accomplish measurable goals with every sketch. We’ll combine exciting page layouts, border options, and hand-drawn lettering to make one-of-a-kind sketches, and I’ll be there every step of the way with help and encouragement to ease you over the challenging spots. I’ll also offer drawing, watercolor, and lettering demonstrations to clarify and expand on each info-packed lesson. As a bonus, all of the great ideas you learn in class will be included in a comprehensive full-color spiral-bound class handbook that will keep things fresh in your mind long after the workshop ends.

Approaching the sketchbook page with mindful intention is a game-changer! It will help you to find your flow and sketch with confidence, so you can more fully enjoy drawing and painting the world around you.

Registration: Register on the Cheap Joe’s website. Questions? Email Meghann Williams, workshop coordinator, at meghann@cheapjoes.com

FYI: Workshop pricing includes a catered lunch Monday-Thursday. A special hotel rate for students has been arranged through Holiday Inn Express in Boone, with breakfast included. 

European Workshops

An art workshop tour offers a fun, safe, and easy way to see Europe. All the logistics are taken care of for you on my European sketching trips, and the itineraries include the perfect balance of time spent painting, touring, shopping, and just plain relaxing. The destinations I have chosen for my workshops are places with incredible scenic beauty, a rich cultural and historical heritage, wonderful food and wine, phenomenal shopping, and friendly people who love American visitors. I hope you’ll join me on a European sketching adventure soon!

Sketching in the Cotswolds

June 10-18, 2024 (1 spot just opened up!)

& June 18-26, 2024 (full - wait list)

8 nights in Bourton-on-the-Water, Cotswolds, England

For workshop information, click here.
Email Leslie to check availability & register.

Illustrated Watercolor Journaling in Provence

& September 14-21, 2024 (full)

7 nights in Fontaine-de-Vaucluse, France

Read all about this painting tour here. For workshop information & to register, click here.

I’m Leslie. A painter, teacher, and lover of all things creative. A sketchbook artist who captures everyday life on the pages of my illustrated journals. I love sharing, connecting, and encouraging people to find their creative voice through sketchbook journaling. Read more about me, my art, and my life HERE.

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