My foray into online teaching is starting off with a bang! I had planned to begin slowly with one class of 12 people, just to get my feet wet with “Zooming”. I’m partnering with my friends at French Escapade to offer a travel sketching workshop while we’re all cooped up at home. But…… the day […]
Category: Workshops
NEW! Live Online class: Sketch Now – Travel Later
I’m excited to announce my first LIVE interactive online classes…. Sketch Now ● Travel Later May 6 & 8 (SOLD OUT) May 11 & 13 (SOLD OUT) & May 26 & 28 (Register here) 1:00-4:00 PM (Eastern) “Sketch Now – Travel Later” offers an introduction to the process I use to create my travel sketches, as well as the […]
Rincon Point Beach Sketches & More!
During my recent Santa Barbara workshop, I took the class on a sketching field trip to Rincon Point Beach, which was just down the hill from the barn where our class was held. Rincon Point is a world-famous surfing spot, but we settled in on the quieter side of the point where a long, crescent-shaped […]
Santa Barbara Mission Sketches
It’s the week before Christmas, and I’ve been busy shopping, wrapping, and making my signature Dark Chocolate Pecan English Toffee, but I thought I’d take a break from Christmas preparations to share a few more sketches from Santa Barbara that I hadn’t gotten around to posting earlier. This one is my favorite painting from the […]
California Road Trip – Part 1 + Creating a Flow Sketch
My workshop in Santa Barbara last month was a huge success, and the road trip that followed, although not quite what I had expected, was a lot of fun, too, and showed me a part of California that I had always wanted to see. I took hundreds of pictures along the way, so I have […]
Autumn Sketches from Here and There
I’ve been trying out a new sketchbook lately, the Khadi 6-1/2″ x 5″ hardback with 140 lb. rough paper. I’m enjoying the highly textured surface and the way it handles multiple washes with ease. Pencil lines erase easily, and all of the pens I’ve used in it glide across the handmade paper easily. The modest […]
Come along to Croatia in 2022!
Read all about Leslie Fehling’s 2022 workshop in Croatia.
Sketches from Croatia – Part 4 – The Island of Korcula
Most of our time during my Croatia workshop was spent on the island of Korcula, which lies just off the mainland, about a two hour drive from Dubrovnik. Our home base was the small town of Lumbarda, and it was nice to be able to settle in for eight days without having to change locations. […]
Sketches from Croatia – Part 3 – Konavle & Cavtat
One of the most memorable meals of my Croatia trip was at an out-of-the-way place about an hour from Dubrovnik. Our villa host had recommended the restaurant, but she didn’t prepare us for the very different experience that awaited us at Konoba Vinica Monkovic. A 20-minute Uber ride took us south from Cilipi, through fertile […]
Sketches from Croatia – Part 2 – Čilipi & Dubrovnik
When I teach in Europe, I always fly over a few days early so I have time to get over jet lag and relax a little before the workshop begins. This time, I booked a beautiful villa with a group of friends and we spent three blissful days relaxing and touring Dubrovnik and the surrounding […]
