My 2025 France trip extended from late August to early October, and, because this was such a long trip for me, I decided to write in my journal every day and record the highlights of what I experienced. Of course, I couldn’t include everything, and it was often really challenging to pare down what I […]
Category: Sketchbooks
France 2025: Paris Map
The first stop on my 2025 France trip was Paris. I only had a day and a half there before the start of my workshop in Giverny, but it felt like longer. You can cram a lot of fun into a day in Paris! For the title page of this chapter of my journal, I […]
France 2025 Sketchbook: Pre-Trip Pages
Last month I returned from a six-week trip to France. It’s the longest I’ve ever been away from home, and the travel journal I kept during the trip chronicles every one of the forty-four days I spent there. During my time away, I taught two workshops, vacationed for two weeks with friends, and enjoyed my […]
Stitch a Slip-on Cover for Your Sketchbook
I always agonize over which sketchbook to take when I go on an important trip, don’t you? For my recent trip to France, I went through my stash of blank sketchbooks, waffling between this one and that, and ultimately decided to use a beautiful hardcover journal that I made several years ago. It’s been “resting” […]
Sketch the French Alps in 2026!
Sketch the French Alps with Leslie Fehling in 2026! Just imagine waking up every morning, flinging back the drapes in your hotel room, and feasting your eyes on this…
Main Street, Camden, Panoramic Sketch
During a family vacation in Maine earlier this summer, I escaped for a few hours to nearby Camden, Maine, to do a little sketching. Camden is a beautiful little town in the midcoast region, a vibrant community with a bustling Main Street lined with historic brick buildings and a picture-perfect harbor. It was a hot […]
Sketches from Maine
It’s been a fun-filled summer, and a trip to Maine in June was one of the best parts of it. I never got around to posting the sketches I did while we were in Camden, and, truth be told, I’m still finishing up a few of them, but here are the first few pages I […]
How to Add Title Lettering to a Curved Banner
I happened to come across this sketch the other day and saw that it was finished except for the title lettering. I had drawn and painted the two-page spread on location at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens last winter during my annual teaching trip to Florida but never got around to adding the title. I’ve since […]
A Whirlwind Spring!
Oh, my gosh, it’s been such a wild and crazy ride these past few months! I haven’t had a chance to write in ages, so I thought I’d do one big post to show you what I’ve been up to. I want to catch up on things before I head off on another trip…tomorrow! After […]
Sketch the French Alps in 2026!
Sketch the French Alps with Leslie Fehling in 2026! Just imagine waking up every morning, flinging back the drapes in your hotel room, and feasting your eyes on this…
