A sketchbook circle projects is a year-long collaborative venture that encourages artists to make time for their art and share it with their friends. Reach out to friends this year and start one yourself! In a year you will be so pleased with the results.
Look at these wonderful examples of sketchbook circle projects:




Here are some instructions on how to get started with your own sketchbook circle project:
- Get a dozen or so friends to sign up.
- Create a list of participants. This will be the order for transmission of the book. For example: Person A allows sends the sketchbook to Person B, Person B to Person C and the last person to Person A.
- Each participant should reach out to the artist following their own name on the list for information as to where to send each book.
- The sketchbook that the group will use should all be the same.
- The owner of the sketchbook should create a title page identifying the book speciļ¬cally as theirs and more generally asĀ part of this project. It is suggested that a list of the other artists be included in this cover page or as a separate page.
- Each work should be completed and mailed to the next artist by the end of each month
- The only parameters on the work are that it be of a botanical nature or something in the realm of natural science, and further, that itĀ reļ¬ect the ļ¬ora or fauna of the current season.
- Colored pencil, graphite, watercolor, gouache, etc. are all acceptable.
- The artist can create a ļ¬nished, detailed work or simply do exploratory sketches (or anything in-between). – Ā Writing may be included, such as color notes or comments concerning artistic issues. Or the artist may choose toĀ include more scientiļ¬c details about the subject such as habitat, etc. Or one could even include a personalĀ observation or poem.
To learn more about Dick Rauh, who recently visited my homestead and drew some of my plants, check out this article.