In 1949, Howard Schroeder started the Open Studio Sketch Group, today known as the Howard Schroeder Sketch Group, to give artists an opportunity to gather once a week to sketch or paint live models, an idea inspired by a group he had belonged to as an artist in New York City, his birthplace. Selected works for this exhibition depict these weekly sessions. Schroeder created thousands of sketches and paintings, many of which are now part of Rehoboth Art League’s Collections. The sketch group remains active today and is open to interested artists by reservation.

Image Credit: “RAL Sketch Group,” watercolor and ink. 1989. Howard Schroeder (1910-1995). Rehoboth Art League Collections.