This Tiny Sketchbook Changed My Life (and can change yours too)

Which is your favourite? What would you like to see me paint next? 👩🏻‍🎨❤

Your learning tiny painting also changed my life. I found you on YouTube and become fascinated by these lovely paintings. I’ve been hooked ever since. I have learned so much from you. Drawing small, what details to choose and colors is so much fun! It brings me such joy! Thank you for sharing for the tiny paintings and the memories.

I love painting outside.

I remember a lot of those... Thank you for helping me to dare more,thank you for changing my life too. Outside painting is an incredible experience for me too. Truly thank you, bises Leslie 👍🙏🏼😘

Less is more! I love the idea of tiny sketchbooks for keeping memories.

Thank you so much for sharing this video with us Leslie. I love all of your tiny paintings as well as the idea of visiting lovely places to paint 🎨

The ‘tiny house’ one is my favourite. I like the flowers in the foreground. You should go and paint Stonehenge if you’re not far from there? You could park your new van up The Drove?

Your least fave was my fave.. early cool misty morn! Your secret garden is ALWAYS things of my dreams.. so nice your hubby built it for you.. I'm envious of your perspective as well. Your texture on the tree bark.. and any of the rocks and water and cliffs..I appreciate all your tips and memories and inspiration..lovely

Thank you for sharing these paintings once again in more detailed description. Some I remember others I must've missed. At least I can't remember seeing them before. Seeing your tiny paintings one day last spring inspired me to start painting again and watching your videos helped me so much to try styles and techniques new to me. ❤

This was great and a fun way to wake up. So much talent with fun times.

Your videos always inspire me to paint. I’ll attempt tiny even if it’s just inside my lovely house. Thank you so much, Leslie, for sharing your beautiful work and for glimpses of happy Poppy. Have a happy 😊😊

Thanks for sharing all these lovely locations and tiny paintings with us. Love the thatched cottage and Bleineim palace, especially. I have never tried tiny painting but your work is so inspirational I hope to try soon with my Natsume honeycomb palette. Best wishes, Kathy x

I loved this tour of your tiny sketchbook! I have a tiny book that I got back in college and put aside; blank. Now I'm in my late 60s I picked it up and started drawing and have nearly filled it entirely with wonderful things. You've inspired me now to fill a tiny sketchbook with paintings! I'm excited to expand my practice. Thank you so much, Leslie!

What a lovely evolution! Your paintings are darling and have inspired me to paint on my walks.

Yesss, I can't explain it either, but I'm obsessed with tiny paintings, love them so much! Not enough that I've tried it myself yet, but goodness, seeing this little set might be what gets me to give it a try sooner rather than later. It's adorable, and your paintings are wonderful, even the ones you were disappointed with! (As an aside, my husband and I are thinking of going to Door County for our 25th anniversary this year. I've heard so many wonderful things about it, but we've never been.) Thanks for sharing these gems with us! I'm glad YouTube put you in my feed this morning. 🥰

Very interesting to see all the tiny paintings ❤️

You do amazing art and have reminded me to go small, so that my plein-air bag (a small pink purse that i bought for a wedding and never used again 😆) is easy to grab and go. My pallet isn't as small as yours, in fact it is one you do not even like (micro portable painter) but it fits so well in that silly pink purse that i have come to cherish. You are the reason that I have revisited waterbrushes, bought athletic wristbands and that gray square thing for finding a composition. (Man o man does that help me not try to squeeze in too much) and the masking fluid pen (who knew that you don't have to wait overnight for masking fluid to dry) BUT what draws me to your videos (beyond the encouragement to get out and paint) is all the clicks and snaps of the magnets, clips and plastic lids coming off as you set up. Its like smelling dinner cook before the table is set. I get weary of artists waving their hands over white paper while telling me what their plans are for the video. But the clicks and snaps while you tell me what your video is about get my jucies flowing. Brilliant! Debs in Montana

Wonderfully inspiring video! Thanks!

So beautiful. I love your journey. Thanks for the inspiration!🎉🎨🩷😊

You have inspired me to try painting on a smaller scale (postcard) because I tend not to finish things, and a smaller scale would be doable for me. Thank you for sharing your artistic journies with the world! I look forward to watching more of them! ❤ 🖌🎨 * from Janet - Louisville, KY (USA)