Here is another sketchbook page from our day in the village of Broadway in the Cotswolds. After a chilly morning spent sketching quirky Broadway tower and the panoramic views from its hilltop location, we headed down the hill to the village for a few hours of free time. (See my previous post about Broadway tower […]
Category: England
England Sketchbook: A Visit to Broadway
When I taught a workshop in the Cotswolds in the summer of 2024, I never thought it would take me till now to finish my travel journal from that two-week long trip. But you know how it goes…life got busy and there were more workshops to prepare for and new sketchbooks to fill. So it’s […]
Sketch the Cotswolds in 2027!
Join Leslie Fehling for a week-long small-group painting tour in the Cotswolds, May 14-22, 2027.
Sketch the Cotswolds and Cornwall in 2026!
Join Leslie Fehling for a week-long small-group painting tour in the Cotswolds, June 10-18, 2024.
England Sketchbook: The Great Scone Debate
After spending most of our first day in Bourton-on-the-Water outside in the wind and cold, it was a relief to retreat to a cozy tea room in the late afternoon and settle in for tea and scones. Judy, Wendy, and I at A’Moore Tea House in Bourton-on-the-Water, UK Our friendly waitress chatted with us about […]
England Sketchbook: Cotswold Lavender Farm
The fields at Cotswold Lavender were just beginning to bloom the day we visited in late June. It was a breezy day, with big puffy clouds scudding across the sky, giving us alternating periods of sunshine and shadow. After moseying around awhile, we each found our favorite view, pulled out our sketchbooks, and got to […]
England Sketchbook: Bourton Model Village
The Bourton-on-the-Water Model Village was a fun addition to our first day in the Cotswolds. We all met there in the early afternoon and spent a little time walking around and marveling at the work that went into building this scale replica of the town. (Read about it here.) The model village was constructed between […]
England Sketchbook: Bourton-on-the-Water
After three days in London, it was time for my painting workshop in the Cotswolds to begin. I had been planning for this moment since 2020, and it was finally happening! I had two workshops planned, with 15 students in each. It was going to be a very full two weeks! Our first morning in […]
England Sketchbook: Victoria & Albert Museum
When I visited the Victoria and Albert Museum in London earlier this summer, I really enjoyed the display of women’s fashion through the centuries. I especially enjoyed looking at all the detailing and hand work on the Victorian dresses. I snapped some photos that day in the museum and later sketched some of the dresses, […]
England Sketchbook: Exploring London
I only had two full days in London on this trip, but I managed to see quite a few of the places on my wish list without feeling like it was all a mad, crazy dash from one must-see site to the next. Just walking around the city is an education in itself, so it’s […]
