Sketching in hill town of Todi, Umbria.

 Teaching two workshops in Italy in 2025

"The Spirit of Travel Sketchbooks" 

1. September 10-20, 2025, (FILLED)       

2. September 24 - October 4, 2025 (Still OPEN)

Contact Ken      oconnell@uoregon.edu

time for a brush ink sketch, more to follow

 

I'm getting to more food watercolors

 

 I taught at Mabel Dodge Luhan House in Taos, New Mexico and Ghost Ranch in March, 2022. 

This is an small oil painting based on a sketch in Taos.

 "Olive trees at La Romita, Italy"

I'm teaching a "Spirit of the Rough Sketch" workshop at the Oregon Society of Artists in Portland, Oregon August 21 and 22, 2021.

Their website is public.osartists.org

Address; 2185 SW Park Place, Portland OR 97205

(503)228-0706

Hello! I'm still active and making images. These three images are from my archives from Italy at the LaRomita School of Art where I have taught 10 different years. The LaRomita School has canceled the 2020 session of classes but, will be active in 2021 and may also try some on-line classes this year.

Ken in Newport, Oregon.
It's been a busy summer and the only art events scheduled this fall is my "Sketchbooks in Italy"
which starts September 17 and ends October 1, 2019.

Sketching and Journaling with O'Connell in 2019
March 16, 2019 at "The Art Department Store," Salem, Oregon
Summer (TBA) "Sitka Center for art and Ecology" on Oregon Coast
Fall September 17- October 1, 2019 "Sketchbooks in Italy" (full)
Lariat School of Art, Umbria, Italy
Fall, 2019   Sketchbooks in Portland (TBA)

Hello friends. Sorry to be gone so long.
I'll list new Sketchbook Workshops for 2019 by end of October, 2018.
I will be teaching at the Sitka Center for Art and Ecology on the Oregon Coast, appearing at the Tools of the Trade at the Duck Store in Eugene in November and teaching in Salem, Portland, and in Italy during the year. Dates to be announced.     oconnell@uoregon.edu

Sketching at the Oregon Coast.
I teach in Italy this September 21 to October 5, 2017.
I'll then teach in Italy in 2019 in September. Final dates for 2019 are not set.

Self Portrait

Self portrait drawn with 

my left or alternate hand. Upcoming workshops:

August 1,2, 2016 Sitka Center on Oregon Coast (Full)

October 4-18, 2016 La Romita, Italy (Full)

new workshops

This is the title page from sketchbook number 85.

I work on these title pages throughout the time I'm using the current sketchbook.

New mini workshop "Sketching and Illustration" at the 

Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Saturday 1-3pm, February 20, 2016.

See this website for a link to registration form and more information

https://jsma.uoregon.edu/classes-adults

Sketchbook workshops

Sketchbook workshops and art store visits coming up:
November 11,12 "Tools of the Trade," UO Duck Store in Eugene
December 12 "Travel Sketchbooks," Art Department, Inc., Salem
Summer 2016 "Spirit of the Rough Sketch," Sitka Center, Oregon Coast
Fall 2016, October 4-18, "Sketchbooks in Italy," Umbria, Italy

Brush ink sketch made at Pier 39 while looking out window of Pier Market Seafood Restaurant, San Francisco. Sketchbook workshops at Sitka Center in July and in Italy in September are full. I'll post new workshops in late September.

99 Gold Stars: Life and Art of David G. Foster

The Foster book is about a major innovative Professor of Art at the University of Oregon. Please contact me if you would like to order a copy of the hardcover or softcover. It's just finished.
oconnell@uoregon.edu

Leaburg Power Plant (1930) designed by Dean Ellis Lawrence and sculptures of Light, Energy, and Heat by Harry Poole Camden, both from UO AAA School. This is from my "100 Years of Art at UO" lecture. Next showing May 27 at 1:30pm in the Baker Downtown Center in Eugene.
Workshops coming up are June 1,2,3 at Emerald Art Center in Springfield, Sitka Center near Lincoln City July 8,9 and LaRomita in Italy September 3-17. Only two slots left in Italy workshop.

Four spaces remain for the September 3-17, 2015 Sketchbooks in Italy workshop.
Contact Ken O'Connell at oconnell@uoregon.edu for information.

Sketchbooks in Italy September 3-17, 2015

"Sketchbooks in Italy" is set for September 3-17 at LaRomita School of Art. Please write me for registration form and further information. Here is a sample room. We travel each day to hill towns and return to our home and studio at La Romita School of Art. It's an amazing experience. Space is limited. Please email me at oconnell@uoregon.edu and join the workshop.

This photo is of the World Sketchbook exhibit at the Gallery at the Watershed in Eugene. My "Sketchbooks in Italy" workshop is open for registration now. Please contact me if you would like a registration form and basic information about the workshop. oconnell@uoregon.edu