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 […]
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Floral Watercolor Monograms – Part 2
In my last post, I showed you the floral monograms and cards I made for my sister and mother for Christmas. For the past several days, I’ve been putting together a tutorial for you about the process I used to create the monograms and print the cards at home. I’ve taken pictures, scanned images, edited […]
“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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Sketching with Friends…Finally!
A few days ago I met up with a couple of my sketching buddies for a morning of drawing and painting at the Greene County Historical Society in Waynesburg, PA. Ink & watercolor in a 6-1/2″ x 5″ Khadi sketchbook with 140 lb. rough paper We all needed this, sitting together in the sunshine, painting, chatting, and […]
Sketches from Croatia – Part 1 – Pre-trip Sketches
Where in the world is Croatia? 7-1/2″ x 7-1/2″, ink & watercolor sketch on 140 lb. Kilimanjaro watercolor paper That was the question that popped into my mind when I received an invitation from Slikamilina Painting Tours to teach a workshop on the island of Korcula in Croatia. A little bit of Googling showed me […]
Hotel del Coronado Sketch – Finished!
In my previous post, I showed you several color options for the title lettering on my unfinished sketch of Hotel del Coronado and asked which you thought worked best. I received lots of comments both here on my blog and on a Facebook group that I participate in and could tell you all put a […]
