This group was started because many artists in Austin are less interested in chatting about their art (though it's loads of fun and will be part of all future meetups) and more interested in creating and selling it. The purpose of the group is to develop new venues to display and sell visual art. The people who will join this group are primarily working artists who may not make a living or work full-time at it, but have ambitions to do so or at least keep art as a major part of their lives.

Sketchbomb Austin is an open invitation to local artists of all skill levels and ages to come and hang out, sketch and share your art. We meet once a month at the Spiderhouse Cafe and the evening is a mix of sketching timed themes, "Show and Yell" -where we'll get a chance to check out eachother's work and finally, a free sketching period at the end of the night. All styles are welcome too, comic art, cartoon, anime, illustration... whatever you enjoy and want to get better at! We kick things …

What is lifedrawing? It is the artistic study of the nude human figure from observation of a live model.   In my opinion, it is the best way to learn how to draw. The studios I post meet at either the Dougherty Arts Center or at the Austin Visual Arts Association. Tuesday and Thursday morning figure drawing studios from 9:30 am to 12:30 require an RSVP. The Sunday afternoon, Monday evening and Thursday evening  studios are first come/first served. Tues and Thurs. studios: Please RSVP!!!! An rsvp …