ABOUT MY SKETCHY FRIEND

I have been creative since I first started to embroider, sew and make macaroni decorations as a child. My grandmother created stories of the east coast by hand drawing on burlap sacs and hooking rugs with strips of reclaimed woolen clothing. I caught her creativity and the need to interpret the world in colour. My "watercolour style" is referred to as "Painterly", "Fresh", "Lively", "Happy". I do not like perfect photographic paintings. I want to feel the subject and want the viewer to feel that vibrancy and sensation I feel and see when I choose to paint the subject. I prefer wet into wet watercolor and the casual accidents that bloom and blend lend to this spontaneous vibrant rendition of the scene. I keep evolving, stretching and finding ways to show people how I see the world. I strive to evoke a essence of subject. I hope my work brings a smile to those who own it. I think we live in a beautiful country and I choose to celebrate that.

WWW.CarlaFlegel.com. Carla@MySketchyFriends.com 250-240-3840

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OUR WATER COLOR WORKSHOP

Irina Bartnik

Amazing painting class well organized, plenty of examples and simple tricks that made me so much more comfortable about painting and not looking for perfection!

Freda Lombard

Carla Is a patient delightful instructor!

Diane Goodwin

Carla your teaching style is fun, informative, ad very helpful no pressure to be a perfect artist. Get your brush wet and be creative wherever you are!

Donna Telford

I have taken several of Carla’s classes and highly recommend them. She is so much fun and every class has taught me a huge variety of things

ONLINE COURSES

Just for YOU

Enjoy learning the magic of watercolour while your paint a card for a friend, or a small painting for just the right place. Useful practice projects. Wet into Wet technique and ‘leaving’ some white space

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CHROME ISLAND Lighthouse

Paint along with professional Watercolour Instructor Carla Flegel. 5x7 and 8x10 patterns included, step by step videos of each step, try inking textures after watercolor painting. SKILL BUILDER project for Pen and Ink & painting the Rocks.

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flower POWER

SUNFLOWERS evoke dreams of warm sunshine and fields aglow. 4 different designs to create a paintings or smaller versions for greeting cards. Trace patterns included This class also shows the use of salt to create texture. A very useful tool.

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WHALE of a tale

Paint along with professional Watercolour Instructor Carla Flegel. Online learning of watercolor basics in a fun project about an Orca! All patterns included, step by step videos of each project, photos of completed projects, supply list included.

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More Online Classes

I have created a variety of online workshops that are affordable and focus on beginner and intermediate watercolour artists. You can view my full selection of online courses in my Thinkific catalouge by clicking the button below.

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