Study Travel Trip One

Back in September we enjoyed our first study travel trip through Venice and the surrounding area. The trip was extremely well-documented in photos, which you can see at the various photo-sharing sites listed in an earlier post. Here is a tiny sample of some of our sketchbooks from the trip. Professor Bruhns challenged us to produce at least 6-7 sketches a day, and the results were a great record of our trip. This sampling shows some of the different sites we visited, and the different drawing and recording styles each of us have. In my opinion, one of the most valuable parts of the trip was sharing our sketchbooks when we returned.


Some pages from Shana's sketchbook, which was full of color and journalistic-style text.



Sara's sketchbook, with a careful attention to architectural details and precise drawings.



A few pages from my sketchbook (Erica), of Venice, the Rialto bridge, and a bridge in Prato Della Valle in Padova.


Brian's sketchbook (well, one of them), showing his range from carefully constructed floor plans to the amazingly random "In Between Spaces at Castelvecchio"



These are from Karyn's sketchbook, one of our most prolific sketchers. I think she had over 100 sketches by the end of the trip, so detailed they read like an itinerary of the trip. Impressive!


There are so many more in each of these sketchbooks, and even more in the other students' books too. Ask about them when we return to the States!