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