Thursday Night at the Museum

 

The group

An enthusiastic group came to the Museum of Fine Arts-Houston for a Thursday evening of sketching and a viewing from the collection.

Jason Dibley, who is the manager of the Prints and Drawings collection, took one group for a private viewing of selected works from the collection.

Jason with the viewing group

Jason had chosen several kinds of things for us to look at in the viewing room. There were a selection of drawings and photographs, but also two objects from the sketchbook collection.

In the viewing room

It was very interesting to see sketchbooks from artists you might recognize. We spent a long time going through the pages of those books. The drawings and photos were all relevant to the study of place and of people. Also, it represented a nice variety of artists.

Meanwhile, down in the museum, the other part of our group was busy sketching in the galleries. One of our youngest sketchers made a return appearance.

A young sketcher at work

You can see Judith's work on IPAD using Procreate in our blog header. She also did more sketching in the galleries.

Judith

Shaw chose a sarcophagus for her sketch.

Shaw

Mary McJunkin got a collection of both the sketchers and some museum object.

Mary

Ann chose the figure that greets you as you enter the museum.

Ann

Carlos chose that same Aphrodite figure from a slightly different angle.

Carlos

The sketchers reconvened for a picture at the end of the evening.

the sketchers

And, of course, there was a throwdown.

Be sure to join us on future sketchouts by checking us out on Instagram or by answering a few screening questions and joining the group on Facebook. We will announce future meets in those places. Also, feel free to refer other people to this blog. We're always looking for new members.