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Local Lines: A Sketchbook Project

Join us for an evening of sketching, community, and inspiration centered around themes found in the exhibition Homecoming: Walter Osborne’s Portraits of Dublin, 1880–1900.

  • 13 Nov 2025, 18:00 - 19:00
  • Raclin Murphy Museum of Art, Notre Dame
  • Free
  • Teens & Young Adults, Adults

Event Date

  • 13 Nov 2025, 18:00 - 19:00

Contact

Sarah Martin

Share this Big Draw event

Sarah Martin

A close up shot of an adult holding a piece of charcoal and smudging it on a sketchbook. The person is wearing a white long-sleeved shirt, blue jeans, a paint-splattered black apron, and several rings and bracelets.

Event description

This month’s session will focus on still lifes and will be led by local artist Rebecca Walton. Come ready to share a sketch (sketches should be no larger than 9” x 12”) of your own, created in response to this prompt:

Choose an object from your home that you use regularly and that adds beauty, comfort, or meaning to your daily life—an everyday heirloom. Find a quiet moment to spend time with the object. Observe it closely, paying special attention to signs of wear or use, unique textures or marks, and subtle details in shape, color, or material.

Using any drawing medium you like, sketch the object by itself. Your drawing can be precise or expressive—let the object's story guide your hand.

During the program, we’ll share sketches, discuss artistic choices and techniques, find inspiration in each other’s and Osborne’s work, and take on a new sketching challenge inspired by this month’s theme. Local Lines is open to artists aged 15 and up.

Who can join

Anyone

Getting there

Raclin Murphy Museum of Art
100 Raclin Murphy Museum of Art
Notre Dame
Indiana
46556-0368
US

Accessibility

  • Has assistive hearing loop
  • Has wheelchair-accessible car park
  • Has wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Has wheelchair-accessible toilet
  • Has gender-neutral toilets