Looking back through a travel sketchbook has always been one of my biggest joys! Knowing that I spent time to sit down and create art in a place that I enjoyed is another way to happily look back on memories from adventures. 

In this class, we will meet weekly to create our own travel sketchbooks and learn about techniques to quickly and accurately draw from life (or an image) and bring landscapes and architecture to life. Sadly, we are unable to get up and easily travel to these locations once a week, but we will be using images from various travels to work from. 

The images that we are working from typically will be of architecture, though we will not be focusing on typical landmarks, ie. Eiffel Tower, The Vatican, Big Ben Clock Tower, etc. but of city streets and quiet locations. The areas that you would typically be able to find a park bench and work on a drawing for a little while. 

For the first 30 minutes of class, we will learn briefly about the location/ city and then do a basic sketch using perspective drawing techniques. For the last half of the class, we will be correcting our drawings, adding details and mark making, and if we have time we will also be adding watercolor. 

Some weeks we may walk away with a completed drawing, but it is important to remember that when doing quick travel sketches, it is not always necessary to "finish" a drawing but to get the most important information down on paper and small details you want to remember. 

If students request it, I will leave the image we worked from in the classroom for them to access later for themselves. 

Listed below are dates and general "travel" locations: 

Week of June 17th: Venice, Italy 
Week of June 24th: Rome, Italy 
No Class on 4th of July 

Week of July 8th:  Positano, Italy
No Class on July 18th

Week of July 22nd:  Cinque Terre, Italy
Week of July 29th: Sienna, Italy
Week of August 5th: Como, Italy 
Week of August 12th: Milan, Italy 
Week of August 19th: Paris, France 

Week of September 2nd: Ayutthaya, Thailand
Week of September 9th: Chiang Mai, Thailand
Week of September 16th: Chiang Rai, Thailand 
Week of September 23rd: Bangkok, Thailand 
Week of September 30th: Phuket, Thailand 

No Class October 10th 

Week of October 14th: Ubud, Bali 
Week of October 21st: Ginayar, Bali
Week of October 31st: Ambergris Caye, Belize  
Week of November 11th: Cancun, Mexico