29 January 2012

Sketching trees and fields







Sketch the branches of the bare trees this month.
Only 5 spaces left in my 2012 Italy Sketchbook Workshop.
Please let me know if you are interested.

22 December 2011

Sketching the New Year


Season's Greetings and a Happy New Year
I wish all of you good health and please continue to work in your sketchbook as part of your good health program in 2012.

27 November 2011

Workshops in 2012


Planned workshops:
Feb 11 in Salem at "The Art Department" store (one day). http://artdepartmentsupply.com/
March 17 a "Drop in Studio" at the UO Duck shop (two hours). http://myduckstore.com/creativeduck/index.cfm
July 7 and 8th Sitka Center for Art and Technology on the Oregon Coast (two days). http://www.sitkacenter.org
September 2-16 "Sketchbooks in Italy" (14 days) (For more information contact me at ken@copicmarker.com)

11 October 2011

Inside the churches of Umbria


This quick sketch on the left was made in the Church of San Francisco in the small hill town of Narni, Italy. The sketch on the right was made in the Duomo in Orvieto.

29 September 2011

group photo 2010 LaRomita


We always have a wonderful time in Italy.
This group photo was taken in the courtyard at LaRomita, 2 hours north of Rome.
People were from Arizona, California, Texas, Chicago, Virginia, Oregon and Washington.

25 August 2011

Room at La Romita, Italy

The walls are actually white, but as the setting sun shines into this bedroom at La Romita the color is a warm yellow.


15 August 2011

Sketchbooks in Italy 2012- I now have the first mailing of information about my 14 day workshop in Italy September 2 -16, 2012. Please send me a mailing address if you want the information, a FAQ sheet, and registration form.
oconnell@uoregon.edu
New workshop on travel sketching at Oasis in Macy's at Valley River Center, Eugene.
Sept 30, Oct. 7, 14, 21, 2011.