My cat passed away a week ago and I’ve been having a really hard time lately, watching your videos has been a huge source of comfort for me the past three years now, so this was very much needed and thank you for always being so chaotic because you effortlessly know how to make people burst out laughing (i.e. your travel bag being “boring,” and just dumping it out on a desk). Lots of love and the Toadie clips are always greatly appreciated.

@spaceylayce3320

Жыл бұрын

I’m so sorry! Sending you all the love ❤

@LeighEllexson

Жыл бұрын

♡

@taylorbrown9365

Жыл бұрын

@@spaceylayce3320 Thank you so much! 💛💛💛💛💛

@jenniferesque

Жыл бұрын

Sending you so much love. Losing your beloved creatures is one of the hardest things.

@erinrathbun3449

Жыл бұрын

So sad about your cat. I recently lost my 3 year old kitty. Its so hard!!

Watching this made us feel like we were someplace warm and sunny! We love getting a peek inside a sketchbook, and one thing we notice is that Leigh is always aware of the edges of the page, and placement is never random. People new to art sometimes take a while to understand that, but it's so important- the sides of the page are always the first 4 lines in every drawing!

I am starting my day with three of my favourite things: drawing, coffee and art vlogs! Such a great vlog, and a treat to see apple cheeks amongst it all.

Look ma! It's me on the big screen!

@apple.cheeks

Жыл бұрын

I am currently 100% focused on just watching ur vlogggggg

@LeighEllexson

Жыл бұрын

literally your ma might watch this not he big screen HAHAH

2.5 hours ago I was rushing to the emergency room after I woke up to my dog having a seizure. She’s home and doing just fine now - I’m cuddling with her on the couch at 4:30 in the morning while I watch this video and it’s helping me decompress from the chaos and terror of the evening/morning. Thank you.

@jenniferesque

Жыл бұрын

Sending you and your baby love and healing vibes 💖 glad she's ok!!

Just had dinner lol thanks for keeping me company Leigh. and I love the little Toady clip at the very end it was precious.

tiffany and meg crossover episode!! so cool to see them through your lens 🥲 oh and i was knitting some socks while i watched!

the colors in this vid were the prettiest ever! would rewatch a million times

I love how wholesome the art KZread community is. Ya’ll were so ridiculously cute to me. Loved itt ❤. It’s awesome that you all have connected IRL too- that’s pretty neat ☺️🥺

Big Bear has a live bald eagle cam! You should check it out 🥰🦅 last season, I got to watch their first egg in several years hatch, grow, and leave the nest! 😭

I just finished reading a book and before staring a new one I paused to watch this video :) It's been so long since I've watched one of your videos I've missed them, loved your trip ✨🐸🤍

I wasn't doing anything this time! Just relaxing and watching the vlog after a long day at work. I loved the in-between quiet shots you took! They made the vlog more peaceful and thoughtful.

drawing my cat zine! cutest vid ever

@LeighEllexson

Жыл бұрын

This clickbait of you better work or I’m blocking

I was working on knitting myself a beanie using some hand dyed aqua and light green yarn!

That pen in question is Muji. Love that pen. 🖊🧡

I have MEGA ART BLOCK right now, so I'm working my 9-5 and watching your video so I can get excited about going home and painting woot woot. Hi Toadie!

appreciated the soothing company while i worked on some writing!

thank you for entertaining me while I ate a salad!! Salads take a very long time to eat and this vid was the perfect length!

the pen you have that you didn't know the name of is a Muji Pen! they have a lot of cool supplies, and while watching your video it gave me a lot of amazing inspiration which helped through some tough art block so thanks :)

The folds in James' shirt at 14:00 are supreme, I had to pause the video and draw it out. Love your videos as always ❤

I just finished breakfast and am filling out my bullet-journal trackers for yesterday while I drink my apple-chamomile tea 🍵

Watched while blowing up a ton of balloons for my daughters birthday. Loved seeing you getting out and having fun.

I'm watching with my kiddo. While I do her nails she just keeps exclaiming "Leigh just does the best work. Her hair looks so pretty. Look at her smile. I love Toadie" 🤣 it's a good time watching your vlog ☺️

My kids and I are eating breakfast watching your video. We all love you and your work!

As a patreon supporter and an employee that works for a printing company, I will say that all press employees have different eyes and tastes, just like all artists have different eyes. It's not a robot printing, but real people running the machines. There are settings on presses of course, but a ton of tweaking and adjustments. I would put out "proofs" for a sheetfed pressman, which is really just meant as a rough idea to know where colors go, and he would come in with press proofs and they'd be nothing like they were supposed to be. He'd say he did his best to match the proof and I'd have to tell him AGAIN "Those proofs aren't meant to be copied, you know that apple is red and not orange". Even stuff I had printed of my own. During the press proof I said "These pictures are supposed to look aged, like a sepia color, the proofs look like that too" and he'd say "yeah, I know" and then when I'd pick up my stuff it was strictly black and white. Grrrr. I'm sure he had already run it all before bringing in the proof.

i’m working on homework while dogsitting!! the dog’s name is sage and she is so sweet :-) also i just went to joshua tree over the holiday and it is SO beautiful, i’ve been a few times and it’s so incredible each time!! and i highly recommend zion and bryce canyon as well

AHH those are our cats @ 15:25

Too tired to have a proper workout at the gym, too hot outside, so I walked on the treadmill at the gym while watching your video. Perfection ✨

Eating a quesadilla and drawing in a new sketchbook! Thanks as always for the lovely video Leigh :)

I was just settling in for the evening and working on another original character design.

The pen you weren't sure about is from the brand MUJI. I love their pens and pencils!

Was taking a little break from wok! thanks for keeping me company!

I'm playing minecraft with my crafty friends today while watching this - so fun!

im crocheting some socks while i watch !!! woot

What a fantastic video. I was putting posters around Dublin for a work shop in art yoga and meditation I am hosting in March. The video was really amazing. Thanks for sharing. ❤

Such a lovely trip! To be with a group that 1) travels well together AND 2) is in the same or similar field! The vibes are 🪐

Taking my first lunch break at work for the 1st time in a VERY long time!

I am working on a watercolor painting. I hope you enjoyed the donuts and Joshua Tree.

Love all your videos so much. Thank you for sharing! I was crocheting a hat while watching this.

Had this video on in the background while cutting out stickers for my junk journal

I was crocheting my mood snood while watching!

This video was such a delight, I love the mix of art and travel in this one. Your trip at the end looked breathtaking, what a gorgeous part of the world. I have been going through some photos from a museum trip I went on to do some art of! This was good company

i literally lay in my bed to watch this blog peacefully 🙌

While watching this video I was getting ready for the day in my little Norwegian apartment. I just moved here from the US :)

My first time actually catching the premiere live! 🥰

@LeighEllexson

Жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoyed it!

Always love your videos, Leigh. They always inspire me to make art. Hello from Fukuoka, Japan. 😊

I was making art while I had your video on in the background. I felt a little bad about it because I think there was a lot of captioning so I don't know a lot of what went on. I might have to come back and watch at least the Joshua Tree parts and actually watch. It got me thinking about my own videos and for almost all of them I do a talk/montage/talk kind of thing and I wonder if people miss a lot of the visual stuff. I recently started a full time job after 4 years of focusing exclusively on art. And while it's been great because I have tons more money, it's much harder to create. I'm going to make it work though! It's so fun that you got to meet Megan and Apple Cheeks!

watching this while sketching some fun patterns in marker on this warm spring Saturday morning! Love your art vlogs, they inspire me!

Drinking water and taming virtual wolves while watching your video! Thank you for letting us vacation vicariously! ox

Working on reorganizing my entire collage materials collection so that I have no excuse but to get back to collaging again and I'm rediscovering tons of material I forgot I had. This is super motivating to watch while finish the last stretch of organizing! I wanna organize my tools so I can make stuff again!! Thanks again for another chill, fun vlog, Leigh!

Watching whilst trying hard to work my way through an artistic identity crisis 😅 I’ve fallen out of love with everything I’ve been doing recently so am trying new mediums and techniques and hopefully I’ll come out the other side!

Started catching up on laundry ❤ thanks for the company

I sketchbooked along w you!! 🤠 loved seeing all your California clips,, although they made me homesick !! hope u had a fun time!! ((It sure looks like u did hehe)) much love

Toadie at the end 🥹🤎😍 and you were my breakfast buddy 🌿✨

@LeighEllexson

Жыл бұрын

I love breakfast time

Always a great surprise to find a new video from you when I settle down for my KZread breakfast. I loved the video 🥰

@LeighEllexson

Жыл бұрын

Good morning!

I am winding down for bed with my cat in the cozy light of a room heater eating some fruit custard I made ❤

Morning cardio, while observing your art work in progress.

I was folding laundry during our hang out ❤️

I'm eating my lunch at work while watching your video 😀 your video helped cheer me up and forget I'm at work lol 😆

The shots in this vlog are BEAUTIFUL, are you kidding me!?

btw i love this postcard of the toad & I was sketchbooking while watching like I always am -- happy Saturday leigh

@LeighEllexson

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like it!! I think it’s adorable!

I was working on a print for my Patreon while i was watching

doing market prep for a 3-day market this weekend! love your vids

Worked on making some crocheted puff flowers while I think about other possible DIYs for my upcoming wedding in a year and a half. Got lots of work still left to do!

looove the videos! Im currently drawing british animals in old fashioned clothing haha.

What i am doing right now: ordering groceries and making plans to film and study french this week :)

@LeighEllexson

Жыл бұрын

The productivity is admirable!

@harubee_

Жыл бұрын

@@LeighEllexson if only it was consistent ha

Hiii! Having my day off pastry and coffee! Treating myself!

I was eating breakfast, doing my makeup/braiding my hair with some light working towards the end. And how amazing you got to see lots of snow in the mountains in Big Bear!

bingeing your videos right now

@LeighEllexson

4 ай бұрын

Love that! ❣️🫶🥰

Love to see you back! Loved the video, especially how it ends with you and Toadie! ohhhh... I started watching the video yesterday, preparing dinner. And then just finneshed it now as I'm eating breackfast. Sorry if I spelled it wrong. Sorry about my english, it's a little rusty... Bye take care! Lots of love

I like your video you do today!!! 😊🤗😌💕💕💕💕💕💕💕

This video is my therapy session today ❤ I’ve been going through a very bad artblock for the last months - a lot of things are changing in my life and I have barely made any art. Which used to be such an important part of my life … I think I’ll have to reconnect to my creative energy in a new way. Your videos and your art style give me hope, that that is going to happen 😊 thank you for always taking us along on your creative endeavors 💕

Hi Leigh, I enjoy your videos, I was eating lunch today. :)😀

I was packing an order and then said, nah, I wanna watch this while I eat a steaming hot bowl of ramen. And I did. It was quite nice, I tell you :) Thanks for taking us along on your adventures! Salvation Mountain and Joshua Tree on my wishlist- just so breathtaking and magical. I can't imagine how beautiful it must be in person!

@LeighEllexson

Жыл бұрын

glad you enjoyed the travel parts!!

Loved this :) I was making a to do list, a second one, cause you can never have too many to do lists

loved it on paetron & love it on youtube -- you are an icon

I worked on illustrating my February cover page in my bullet journal while watching. Though I realized during your drawing sesh I was so focused on mine that I missed some of it - need to go back and rewatch 😍

your videos are always such a joy to watch. currently have this on while i back up my files and clean out my desktop! going to therapy in an hour or so, and im super excited to get back into the swing of things :]

ive been practicing my crocheting !

I was nap trapped in my car with my toddler, prime video watching opportunity ;) I love seeing your sketchbooks, always inspiring. ✨

It's amazing how much diversity California has. Southern California is very beachy but you drive inland just 15 mins and it's totally different. The back side of Big Bear is really pretty.

I was putting on a bit of makeup during your video! I’ve been crocheting A L O T recently and wanted to take some cute photos 💛 love your vlogs always

i loved this video sm!!

I'm embroidering my name on the back of my new denim jacket!

I watched your video in the afternoon while drawing an illustration, now i am watching it again, cause I think I missed too much of your beautiful and calming content, would also like it twice but not allowed to ❤‍🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥

toadie is a SOLID UNIT

Lovely video again :) while watching I was knitting a new top :)

I love the paintings from your friend’s show! It all looked so lovely

Me encanta como han mejorado tus vlogs leigh!! Llevo viéndote desde el principio, y no sabes lo que me has inspirado a creer en mi arte, a perder el miedo a hablar delante de una camara, a creer posible que del arte si se puede. Gracias, gracias, gracias saludos desde España de otra artista🫀🎨✨🦋💜

I am currently sketching to prepare a drawing for painting which happens to be a medium that I am the weakest in. Choosing to experience discomfort for growth this year. Your content is ALWAYS enjoyable and comforting. ❤

Eating breakfast while watching. Blueberry bagel and apple juice :)

I worked on a puzzle and ate lunch!

I love the shots after you showed Toadie, they reminded me of a Studio Ghibli film ❤️

Sat down to play videogames and this came up in the recommended (I’ve been meaning to watch your vids for a while now) and as I like to multitask for some reason, that’s what’s up

@LeighEllexson

Жыл бұрын

vlogs are made for multi taskers IMO 🐟

Not sure if anyone said the same, but that looks like a Muji pen (12m:01s). The tip of the cap it's an eraser! So you can write and erase with that :)

Toadie baby ❤ I was drinking coffee in bed while watching this 😂 Gotta get up now!

Hey...I was eating breakfast...Swiss muesli to be precise, whilst enjoying your vlog. Love from the UK..xx

Was working on art for school

I was painting while watching your video! Been really stress with work lately that i don’t even have the energy to do my hobbies so i was so glad when you posted. It gave me that urge to pick up the brush again ❤

I love your videos.. I could watch them all day.. and your sweet pup. I have 8 rescues and he steals my heart. So watching you, and organizing my studio today xoxoxo love and light to you! can't wait to purchase some of your beautiful art!