During my workshop in Giverny, France, a few months ago, we visited Monet’s garden one morning, and then, after lunch, took a side trip to the nearby village of Vernon, famous for a beautiful old mill that sits on the River Seine. (I shared the journaling from that day in an earlier post.) The Old […]
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Sketching in Giverny – Monet’s Famous Lily Pond
Years ago, long before I dared to dream of the life I’m now living, I looked at pictures of Claude Monet’s garden in Giverny with a sense of wonder and admiration. The iconic view of the lily pond with its arched Japanese bridge was so perfect it almost seemed unreal. But one day last September, […]
Sketching in Giverny – Monet’s Garden!
This flowery two-page spread chronicles the day our group of sketchers visited Monet’s garden in Giverny. I had so much I wanted to write that day that I had to glue an extra page (the one on the left) into my sketchbook to make room for more journaling. That’s always one of the trickiest parts […]
Sketching in Giverny – Days 1 & 2
This is one of my favorite pages from my France 2025 journal. It was the first project I did with my class at the start of my Giverny workshop, and it brings back memories of sitting in the courtyard of our hotel, taking in the shuttered windows and geranium-filled window boxes, spindly metal cafe table, […]
France 2025: Giverny
After two fun-filled days in Paris, it was time to pack my bags and go to work, teaching a week-long workshop with French Escapade in Giverny. I had been looking forward to this trip for a long time and was so excited to finally see Monet’s garden and walk in the footsteps of Van Gogh. […]
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…
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.
SketchDesigning in Carmel-by-the-Sea
SketchDesigning in Carmel-by-the-Seawith Leslie Fehling October 26-30, 2026 (FULL- waitlist) November 2-6, 2026 (spots available) What makes a perfect painting vacation? I’ve heard a lot of discussion on that subject among my students over the past decade of teaching travel painting workshops, and I’ve taken their collective wisdom and put it to good use when […]
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…
