July 17, 2013July 17, 2013 by shannonchance

Drawing Marcello

Architecture & Urban Design, Art and Photography, Cities in Europe, Research Blog
arts, charcoal, Daisy Williams, drawing, drawing lesson, illustration, mechanical pencil, pastel techniques, Rome, sketching, teaching, Teatro Marcello
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Theatro Marcello in Rome

The OU students put the in-studio drawing lesson (that Daisy Williams delivered Monday) to work on site today. We met at ISU’s academic center and headed over to the nearby Teatro Marcello to draw. The students practiced the charcoal and pastel techniques they’ve been learning, while I used the mechanical pencil I had on hand.

The sketch I made in class.

Every one of OU’s study abroad students…

…decided to enroll in the drawing class.

Some of them are art or art history majors…

…others are majoring in architecture.

Today, they all practiced charcoal drawing techniques…

under the towers surrounding Teatro Marcello.

July 16, 2013 by shannonchance

Drawing with Daisy

My former colleague at Hampton University, Daisy Williams, is teaching two different classes in Rome this summer in addition to being the director of University of Oregon’s study abroad program in the ancient city. One is architecture studio and the other is a drawing course, pictured here.

Tomorrow, I’ll join the drawing course for a morning outing… so I’d better hit the sack now!

Daisy’s drawing class in action.

The Library at Iowa State’s Rome center.

The entry stair at Iowa State’s Rome center, where Daisy’s studio and drawing courses are held.

July 8, 2013 by shannonchance

Perusing Paris

Hampton University sketching in Paris, on a rainy day.

Spent a lovely week in Paris, much of it with Hampton University’s architecture program. I’ve attached a few of the pics I snapped with my iPhone. I’m back in Dublin now, and getting around to downloading the photos from my Nikon. The photos will help me reminisce of my travels once I head back to the States. I might even have time to write something meaningful on my blog once again….

For now, pictures will have to do!

Street view

Reflection in Paris

A passage, or gallery, of Paris.

Another passage.

An early map of the world

Teh Louvre, with a dramatic sky.

Hotel de Ville

Reflection in a puddle.

The music festival in full swing.

In the middle of the Seine.

Place de Vouge, the oldest planned squarein Paris. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Place_des_Vosges

Baby bottles!?! You just never know in Paris….

June 27, 2013 by shannonchance

Discovering Uzes, France

I’d never been to Uzes, France even though some of my Hampton University architecture students had. Uzes is home of the famous urbanist, Leon Krier, though we didn’t get to meet him there this year. We often use his book, The Architecture of Community, in my Urban Theory class.

Visiting Uzes made for a wonderful day of learning and exploring. I even wrapped with two decent sketches of my own.