The "Ink Well" Newsletter

(April 23, 2008) Scott is traveling and painting this 2008 Summer Season. He will more than likely offer some Drawing Classes or Seminars during the Fall of 2008.

HILLCREST SAN DIEGO (April 12, 2008)

Scott will be hosting an Artist's Reception in San Diego this Saturday April 12th from 4pm to 6pm at the Taste of Cheese shop in the Hillcrest community. Come and talk to Scott at this Artist's Reception and see some of his new artwork. This exhibit will be at 1243 University Avenue and will run through mid-May. You may also visit the shop's site at www.tastecheese.com for additional info.

MISSION VALLEY CENTER SAN DIEGO (January 10, 2008)

"HOOKED ON BAJA" author Tom Gatch and illustrator Scott Kennedy will host a book signing at Borders Books on Thursday January 10th. This Borders is located at the Mission Valley Center. Scott will exhibit some of the original ink illustrations that were featured in "Hooked On Baja". Scott will also be showing some of his recent art work done in southern Baja California.

NEWPORT HARBOR NAUTICAL MUSEUM (Fall 2007)

"HOOKED ON BAJA". Thursday, October 25, 2007 at 7pm. Hosted at NEWPORT HARBOR NAUTICAL MUSEUM.
Book signing and Power Point presentation with author Tom Gatch and illustrator Scott Kennedy.

Tom Gatch has a solid reputation as one of the foremost authors focusing on outdoor and recreational topics in southern California. His widely read “South of the Border” column and articles appear in each edition of The Log, SoCal’s #1 Boating & Fishing Newspaper” and his popular ‘Hooked on Baja’ column is published in the Baja Times, Baja Norte’s oldest English language newspaper.

Tom Gatch’s new book, Hooked on Baja, was released this fall by W.W. Norton & Co.’s Countryman Press. Scott is pleased to acknowledge that he is the artist who was selected to be the illustrator of the 24 pen & ink drawings of the various fish species that are featured in "Hooked on Baja". Click here to see a review.

Scott states, "This noteworthy assignment allowed me to stretch my wings a bit and expand my horizons further into the area of marine biology, a field that allows us all an even greater understanding of the world around us".

These 24 fastidiously sketched works of art measure approximately 6” by 12” each and are now being made available as a set.

2007 Fall Drawing Class

CLASS COMPLETED. Scott will continue his Drawing Class instruction at the NHNM this Fall of 2007. Dates and times are Wednesdays, 1 - 4 p.m. for classes on October 3, October 10, October 17, October 24, October 31 and November 7. Cost for this entire six week couse is $270.00 payable by September 26, 2007. Checks should be made payable to the Newport Harbor Nautical Museum.

Contact Suzanne Lockhart at 949-675-8915 for information and reservations. Reservations will be required. There will be a maximum of 12 students per class.

Contact Scott Kennedy at (858) 366-3098 or (949) 293-0279 or email via this website.

Art Supply List for the above class

Pencils: #2 and 2B
Black drawing pens .05 or .08
Sharpener or sharp pen knife
Drawing paper or pad 16” by 20”. Canson, Strathmore preferred
Commercial drawing board, 16” x 20” or larger
Gum eraser
Masking tape
Folding Chair (don't forget the sunglasses and hat!)

NEWPORT HARBOR NAUTICAL MUSEUM (Summer 2007)

Scott is continuing his Drawing Class instruction at the NHNM this summer.

Dates and times are Wednesdays, 1 - 4 p.m. on June 13, July 25 and August 8. Cost will be $45 per session, payable to Newport Harbor Nautical Museum.

Reservations will be required. There will be a maximum of 12 students per class.

Contact Scott Kennedy at (858) 240-2615 or (949) 293-0279 or email via this website.

Scott states that "The ability to draw correctly and expressively is both an art and skill. Drawing is the framework on which to build any good painting. In this class, I will teach you to use techniques including shading perspective, theory and practical composition that will enable you to render an image with accuracy."

Scott Kennedy’s specialty is in the field of Maritime Art, and his work has been published in numerous magazines and books around the world. You may also admire some of his original pieces at the San Diego Maritime Museum, the Newport Harbor Nautical Museum, the Los Angeles Maritime Museum, the Herreshoff Marine Museum, the Zuiderzee North Sea Museum (The Netherlands) and Bremerhaven Maritime Museum (Germany) to name a few.

NEWPORT HARBOR NAUTICAL MUSEUM (March 27, 2007)

CLASS COMPLETED. The new and improved Newport Nautical Museum has invited me to conduct an informal art and drawing class this April 4 through May 6, 2007. This "Drawing Class For Adults" with Scott Kennedy will be held each Wednesday, 1 - 4 p.m.

The cost will be $45 per session or $270.00 for all of the classes. Please make payment to Newport Harbor Nautical Museum. Please call and reserve a spot. Contact Scott Kennedy at (949) 293-0279 or (858) 488-7973 or use any Contact email link on this website. There will be a maximum of 12 students per class.

I'm looking forward to having a lot of fun during this class. I've got some great new ideas to show you! Along with some old ones too!

NEWPORT HARBOR (March 13, 2007)

Ahoy There! We are now in the process of preparing and publishing our new "Ink Well" newsletter that will appear on this page. The "Ink Well" newsletter and Guest Book will be available for your use soon. Here I can showcase my new works of art and new publications and prints. Here we will tell you about Scott Kennedy Maritime Art exhibits along with general highlights of the "Kennedy horizon". This is where you can tell me what particular art pieces you like.

Sign into our Guest Book and you will receive our quarterly newsletter, "Ink Well". Using the new "Ink Well", I will be able to email you quarterly updates and images of new work.

Using the contact form in the Guest Book, please provide us with your email address and any other pertinent contact information. Thank you and stay tuned!

SAN PEDRO, California (October 17, 2006)

Jim Gladson, President of Los Angeles Maritime Institute, and Alice Robinson have invited me to stay aboard one of the twin Brigantines to listen and be a part of the reunion of sailors of the Yankee’s circumnavigations. This reunion will take place in mid November in Los Angeles harbor. Both the Brigantines and shipmates will then journey on to Catalina Island for a multiday voyage.

I will do some drawings as the guests speak and take notes while their tales unfold. I am honored to be in company of such a few sailors who did the much admired and historic adventures so well illustrated by the National Geographic Society.

I understand that Lydia Edes will present some of her remembrances as told in her book “Yankee’s Wander World”.

BAHIA DE LOS ANGELES, Mexico (May 1, 2006)

My webmaster Jerry King and I are traveling on the last leg of an overland trip into the Sea of Cortez. We left in early April for the purpose of exploring the plants, rocks, tidepool life and shoreline characteristics of this beautiful peninsula.

I am planning to use these background drawings to illustrate John Steinbeck's book "Log of the Sea of Cortez".

"My pen hand quivering with thoughts and my imagination excited in the presence of this unimaginable desert, I was filled with its strange fauna and flora which changes so dramatically from place to place and season to season."

Thomas Steinbeck, John's son, had presented to me the idea of an illustrated version of his father's book a few years back. He had his studio already adorned in my pen and ink drawings and he made it clear to me that that medium was my medium and was what would make an illustrated version of the book publish worthy. There will be more trips in the fall and next spring when the weather will be kinder.

I am anticipating that my images in ink will number in the dozens as my rereading of the "The Log from the Sea of Cortez" and the experience of visiting places opens up new inspirations.

BAJA CALIFORNIA (April 15, 2006)

"As this short note is being written, Jerry King and I are packing his Jeep to set off down the Baja Peninsula to work on a set of drawings and oil paintings that will chronicle the 1940 expedition of John Steinbeck and the noted marine biologist Ed Rickets, and their crew, aboard the "Western Flyer". Their journey produced John Steinbeck's book, "Sea of Cortez: A Leisurely Journal of Travel and Research" and much research for the noted marine biologist Ed Rickets."

"The drawings and oil paintings that I produce on this trip will provide the artwork for a new edition of "The Log from the Sea of Cortez".

BAJA CALIFORNIA (June 18, 2005)

"During the period from the Fall of 2004 to the Summer of 2005, I have been producing some oil paintings that have been really fun to complete. I am now offering these for sale. Please take a look at this part of the Mexico Collection. Click here to see my newest work from Mexico.

ENSENADA (June 5, 2005)

"We are already planning a fall of 2005 exhibit of my work at the Joanna Jones Gallery in Cantamar. I am constantly amazed at the fine job Joanna has done assembling a worthy group of talented artists that actively participate in the Gallery shows. We are very excited at the welcome that local people and artists have given her and her Gallery."

"Later this summer, the Vendimia Celebration will offer more opportunities for my new works to be shown."

"As an example of what goes on at the Gallery, friends and collectors from Mexico and the United States came Saturday May 28th to view the new colorful oil paintings and watercolors of Baja California. Afterhours, the artists and gallery owners from Rosarito joined Joanna and I with tequila in hands, singing and dancing into the morning hours. Truly, a group of people that love life. I am real happy to be part of this community!"

Peace, Scott