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Richard Sheppard

Illustrator + Painter + Urban Sketcher + Educator + Writer + Printmaker

CLASSES

Unraveling the Complexity of Travel Sketching
Oak Park Art League - Watercolor Basics and Beyond (Monday)
Oak Park Art League - Watercolor Basics and Beyond (Saturday)
Oak Park Art League - Intermediate Watercolor

BOOKS

The Artist on the Road: Impressions of Greece
 
The Artist on the Road: Impressions of GreeceRichard SheppardPaperbackGreece, with its abundance of historical ruins and natural beauty, is the perfect place for an artist to sketch and paint. Artist Richard Sheppard takes an artistic journey to Greece with painting and drawing as his main goal. With a backpack and a messenger bag full of art supplies, The Artist on the Road: Impressions of Greece is a tale of the trials and errors an artist endures while making his way in a foreign land. Even with extensive preparation, the unexpected still gets in the way during his travels. Drawing in Greece is the ideal trial for an artist struggling to overcome insecurities in his work and drawing in public places. But these struggles are a natural part of the process that an artist can face and rise above, to the space where successful art emerges and becomes the reward.
Impressions of GreeceRichard SheppardEbookGreece, with its abundance of historical ruins and natural beauty, is the perfect place for an artist to sketch and paint. Artist Richard Sheppard takes an artistic journey to Greece with painting and drawing as his main goal. With a backpack and a messenger bag full of art supplies, The Artist on the Road: Impressions of Greece  is a tale of the trials and errors an artist endures while making his way in a foreign land. Even with extensive preparation, the unexpected still gets in the way during his travels. Drawing in Greece is the ideal trial for an artist struggling to overcome insecurities in his work and drawing in public places. But these struggles are a natural part of the process that an artist can face and rise above, to the space where successful art emerges and becomes the reward.
Impressions of Wine Country
 
Impressions of Wine CountryRichard SheppardPaperbackImpressions of Wine Country takes the reader through the seasons of the vineyard in Northern California. Both informational and intimate, the book includes over 170 vivid watercolors. It is at once a local’s view of life in this rich area, and a story of how wine is grown and crafted from the vine to the glass. Sheppard talks with a number of winemakers and grape growers to uncover the artistry of viticulture and viniculture, and in the process, rediscovers the place he calls home.
Impressions of GreeceRichard SheppardEbookGreece, with its abundance of historical ruins and natural beauty, is the perfect place for an artist to sketch and paint. Artist Richard Sheppard takes an artistic journey to Greece with painting and drawing as his main goal. With a backpack and a messenger bag full of art supplies, The Artist on the Road: Impressions of Greece  is a tale of the trials and errors an artist endures while making his way in a foreign land. Even with extensive preparation, the unexpected still gets in the way during his travels. Drawing in Greece is the ideal trial for an artist struggling to overcome insecurities in his work and drawing in public places. But these struggles are a natural part of the process that an artist can face and rise above, to the space where successful art emerges and becomes the reward.
QWERTY Press | Independent Publishing

WEBSITES

The Artist on the Road – Sketchbooks, Watercolors, and Journals
Artstudios.com – Richard Sheppard Illustration