with Richard Sheppard
The best souvenirs are not the things you buy or the photos you take while traveling, but drawings you create in a sketchbook. Sketching allows the artist to slow down enough to get acquainted with surroundings that are often overlooked while framing the world through a lens. This class will discuss materials, styles and techniques that are best suited for travel sketching. Through the use of pencil, ink and watercolor, we'll learn to draw and paint subjects that are both memorable and meaningful.
Class outline:
A brief history of sketching
Getting familiar with tools
Sketching in pencil
Subjects worth sketching
Sketching in ink
Simple perspective
Sketching in ink and watercolor
Simplifying shapes and subjects
Pitfalls of travel sketching
Pulling it all together
This class is designed to be repeated.
Tuesday, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Instructor: Richard Sheppard
Registration and Fees
Become a member of the Oak Park Art League and save on class registration.
Members: $185.00; after 2/5/2026: $205.00
Non-Members: $205.00; after 2/5/2026: $225.00
Advance registration required.