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Ken Czech

WS05 – Urban Sketching Pastel Style

Ken Czech taught his popular “Marker Mashup” USK Chicago workshop for the past two years, and he enjoyed the exchange of ideas and techniques with participants.

A Senior Structural Designer with International Paper, he designs corrugated retail displays for various clients including: Anheuser Busch, Jim Beam Brands, PepsiCo/Quaker, Mars/Wrigley, Lowe’s, Home Depot, Office Depot, and Smithfield Meats.

A graduate of American Academy of Art, Chicago with a major in Graphic Arts, Ken took full-yearcourses in Art Fundamentals, Life Drawing, Advanced Life Drawing, Lettering Design, Architectural Rendering, Illustration and fine-art Watercolor. After graduation, he continued with courses in portraiture/pastels and is still pursuing his fine-art interests with live-model figure drawing and portrait-work.

A past member of Oak Park Art League and Studio 215 Evanston, Ken’s work has been featured in past exhibitions and he has served as guest artist and instructor for both organizations. Ken is currently a member of South Elgin Art Group and has figure and portrait commissions in private collections across the country.

Find Ken online at:
Facebook: Ken Czech
Instagram: @d_rummer