" The relationship between portrait subject and portraitist is one of the strongest in the history of art. (Think of the bond between Mona Lisa and Leonardo.) Sketchy Miami seeks to facilitate this relationship between thousands of local artists and residents. We believe the intimate nature of the exchange — giving one’s image, one’s face, to an artist to depict — will forge a bond as no other art form could. In time, Sketchy Miami will become a definitive and inspiring testament to Miami’s diversity — ethnic, creative, physiognomic, and otherwise. " -- SketchyMiami.com