Music and Art at the Museum

The group

We had a good turnout this time for the MFAH. It's always nice to see people who usually can't make it to our Saturday sketchouts. The main feature this particular night was a short concert by the Monarch Chamber Players. Several of the sketchers chose to sketch the musicians and the audience who were assembled in the main hall of the Beck building.

Judith's sketch

Judith drew the array of musicians. I'd like to point out that her photo of the sketch gives the context in which she drew. Keep this in mind when sharing your sketches.

Karla

Karla zeroed in on the pianist.

Chris

I chose an angle behind the musicians so I could catch a little of the audience as well.

Many sketchers dispersed to the galleries to catch people and art. I will point out two clever solutions to the "no wet media" rule the museum enforces.

Andrea

Andrea toned her paper with ink before coming to the museum. This added a pop of color, but she had to get creative with her white gel pen for "lights".  She chose a really tricky perspective in this sketch too.

Andrea

Rita Wilbur solved the problem a different way.

Rita

She chose a sketchbook with toned paper and then added a little colored pencil. Very effective for the African art.

Kelly

Kelly just wanted to draw the art works.

But many sketchers were fascinated by people interacting with the artwork.

Michael

Michael's panorama of the gallery of Middle Eastern art has many viewers and a little facsimile of Arabic across the top.

Judith

Judith drew people in the galleries.

Chris

My sketch doesn't do justice to the glittery, neon turquoise Buddha in the Korean exhibit. Lots of photos were being taken.

Carlos

Carlos drew all the people wandering around in the museum.

Helen

Helen drew someone...hmmmm..watching musicians? looking at art? people watching? It was all going on.

Karla

And Karla captured a group of Indian women in saris who seemed to be all over the museum. Black and white doesn't capture the color, but Karla caught the movement.

Four people went in an entirely different direction.

Sharon

Sharon drew the outside of the Law building before it got too dark to see.

Tim

Tim drew the undulating curves of the Kinder building.

Heman

Heman chose a similar subject from a slightly different angle.

Of course, you can see Truong's view of the Kinder tunnel and light installation in the blog header.

the throwdown

Of course there was a throwdown at the end.

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