MCBA Visual Journal Collective - Sixth Annual Portrait Party Reminder

PITT pen size S, Strathmore Mixed Media Sketchbook

Don't forget that Monday, January 20, 2013 is the Sixth Annual Portrait Party of the MCBA Visual Journal Collective. We'll meet at MCBA from 7 to 9:30 p.m.

We'll sketch a partner, and print an editioned photocopier book of all the portraits—and bind the books.  All that fun in 2.5 hours. We've done it before, five times, and we'll do it again, January 20, 2013. It's great fun and I encourage everyone to come out and draw us
with us.

All adult sketchers of any skill level are welcome. Normally our meetings are free, but for this meeting we have a $5.00 fee (exact cash or check; we don't have a way to make change or run VISAs because the shop is closed during our meeting) to offset copying and supplies.

We need to start right on time at 7 p.m. to be sure we have enough time to fit it all in, so be sure to come early as parking can be a problem.

Bring your favorite black ink pen as pencils never copy that well. See you there.

MetroSketchers Portrait Party

Anna
Stonehenge paper in handmade journal
Faber-Castell PITT pen size S

On Sunday, January 6th, about twenty artists from the MetroSketchers group met at a like minded couple's home to enjoy each-other's company and have a Portrait Party.    A Portrait Party is simply when a group of people get together and draw one another's portraits.  I managed to draw three of my fellow sketchers in about two hours (we met for three hours but I know I wasn't always sketching).  Part of me looks at these and wishes I had just done a contour line drawing and then added watercolor and another part of me is happy with my simply pen sketches.  Either way it was good practice for the upcoming Visual Journal Collective's Portrait Party on the 21st and lots of fun.

Jajeev
Stonehenge paper in handmade journal
Faber-Castell PITT pen size S

Justin
Stonehenge paper in handmade journal
Faber-Castell PITT pen size S