This space if for the DC 2012 Sketchbook Exchange

want to participate, get a nice sketchbook. 5″x8″ handbook sketchbooks work great, and are a nice paper. Dont use a toilet paper sketchbook for the exchange get a nice quality one. Do 5 sketches before handing it off for the first time. I will be scanning books and putting them here. You can buy these handbook sketchbooks at the rockville plaza. They have them near the moleskin section. Reason for this sketchbook is that its nice quality without being too expensive.

http://www.dickblick.com/products/hand-book-artist-journals/

5″x8″ is an ideal size. Not too big, not too small. Just right

We meet weekly at Montgomery College rockville in room 301 at 10am to 1pm for a open life drawing(5$-10$). So its a perfect place to come and drop off your book, or better yet draw with the rest of the clan and rotate your sketchbook and draw in others sketchbooks.
More info on the open drawing here..

The rockville campus
http://cms.montgomerycollege.edu/edu/maps.aspx?id=23746

and if you want to drop off your sketchbook at visarts during my classes let me know. I teach a life drawing class wednesday night at 6:30, and a sculpture class at 10am at visartscenter.org in rockville


 

 

 

Sketchbooks being rotated, if interested bring sketchbook and write here who has it.

Ricardo, Danny, Mauricio

 

Who has what book.. Updated

Mauricio has Dannys book
Ricardo has- None
Danny has Ricardo’s Sketchbook

 

Im working with visartscenter.org to get an exhibit at the end of 2012 showcasing our sketchbooks.

 

 


 

 

Here are some Great Examples of Art in these Sketchbooks


Danny does amazing Urban sketches, this is a masterpiece. Love it!

 


This is actually Silverpoint, one of my fav mediums


Mauricio’s amazing color studies. Love his style and ability to capture subjects quickly… I keep telling my students you need to be able to capture something quickly to do a finished work.