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
OUR WATER COLOR WORKSHOP
Christmas🎄 Paint the Season with JOY SIP n PAINT…Dec 19 5-8pmFri, Dec 19Cabañas 15
Learn to watercolour Level 1 Jan 12&13 8-2pmMon, Jan 12Cabañas 15
QUICK DRAW skill builder watercolour class Jan 16 8am - 12Fri, Jan 16Plaza Principal San Patricio Melaque
Urban sketching : learn to draw/sketch on site Jan 18, 8am -2pmSun, Jan 18Plaza Principal San Patricio Melaque
ARTful Journals Jan 22 8-2pmThu, Jan 22Centro de Arte y Cultura - CENAC
Thumbnails and comparative drawing skills class January 31 8 AM to 2 PMSat, Jan 31Hidalgo 303
Level two watercolor skills class. February 2 &3 : 8 AM to 3 PM.Mon, Feb 02Cabañas 15
Paint ‘n sip creative cards .. watercolour joy in every card Feb 7 5-8pmSat, Feb 07Cabañas 15
Hand lettering Feb 12 . 8-12pm.Thu, Feb 12Cabañas 15
March 2-6 2026 ARTful Adventure Urban Sketching in Mexico March 2-6 2026Mon, Mar 02Flip Flop Nomad Tours
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
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