Dr. Sketchy’s San Diego January 2008 – male model STMUL8R

Several motivated Art Monkeys got a great start on those New Year’s resolutions by attending our sixth session, GET STIMULATED, featuring model STMUL8R.

Winner of the “Best depiction of STMUL8R as Baby New Year”

STMUL8R for President contest

See you next month Art Monkeys!

Dr. Sketchy’s San Diego December 2007 – Santa Claus Conquers the Martians

With all the craziness around this time of year, a special thanks goes out to all who participated in our December session – SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE MARTIANS. The festive Ms. Ophelia Handful of Sultry Savage Burlesque came gift wrapped especially for our sketchy pleasure. We even had an unexpeced pop in from Santa himself! Guess he was fortifying himself at the bar for crunchtime. Gifted art monkeys won fancy prizes for their efforts in our special martian/holiday themed contests. The winner of our “best depiction of Ophelia fighting off martians” won a copy of “Santa Claus Conquers the Martians,” arguably the worst holiday film ever made. The winner of “best left handed drawing” won a Santa hat stuffed with a $25 gift card for the fabulous Hash House a Go Go, and the winner of “best depiction of Ophelia as a sexy Mrs. Claus” shared a shot of peppermint schnapps with Ophelia and your humble hostess. Peppermint…that’s Christmasy, right?

I triple dog dare you to pull that bow…

Ophelia vs. the Martians!

Best left handed drawing

HO HO HO. Santa the red nosed Bluefoot Bar hanger-outer

Dr. Sketchy’s San Diego November 2007 – Featuring Sara and Heather of URBAN TRIBAL

Our November 17th session was a study in grace and beauty…with Heather and Sara of Urban Tribal Dance alternating posing together and solo. We gave out fancy prizes for some interesting contests. Heather and Sara danced for four minutes, and the participants were directed to draw them in motion. We had a “Best depiction of the model as a many-limbed goddess” contest. And, as a nod to the upcoming holiday, we simply had to have a “best incorporation of a turkey” contest, the winner receiving a $25 gift card to the fabulous Hash House a Go-Go. Many thanks to all of the participants, and especially to the lovely Heather and Sara!

Heather and Sara judge the first contest

“Heather as a many-limbed goddess” contest

Dr. Sketchy’s San Diego October 2007 – MY BEAUTIFUL VAMPIRETTE featuring Melissa

Thank you to everyone who started the Halloween season off right with us at Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School – MY BEAUTIFUL VAMPIRETTE on October 20th. We had record-breaking crowds, a rather warm room, and technical difficulties with the soundtrack…almost as if the whole room were possessed! But we had a great time, with silly spooky contests like “Best incorporation of a vampire bat”, “Best incorporation of a jack o’ lantern”, and “Best drawing of the model as a werewolf” (a little trans-monster action there).

Our gorgeous vamp Mistress Melissa

Check out this crowd!

Some of the spooky sketches…

Melissa was a little peckish after all that posing…

Dr. Sketchy’s San Diego September 2007 – BACK TO SCHOOL with Dixie Von Trixie

Thanks to everyone who went BACK TO SCHOOL with us on Saturday, September 15th. The class was well behaved and focused…when they weren’t doing group shots of liquor of course. We teamed up in groups of four for a “Round Robin” contest, applied what we learned in high school for a “best incorporation of geometric shapes” contest, and regressed to first grade for a “best sketch in the style of a child’s drawing” contest.

Our lovely model and teacher’s pet, Dixie Von Trixie

Sketches from Doni…

Dr. Sketchy’s San Diego August 2007 – Our first session

The beautiful Ophelia Handful of Sultry Savage Burlesque graced our stage at our first official San Diego session!

Winner of “best depiction of the model as a Smurf” contest

Hostess Miss Lily, local artist David Russell Talbott, and doorman/photographer Matt

One of David’s sketches

Some more fabulous sketches

Dr. Sketchy’s San Diego Launch July 2007 – Launch at Comic Con 2007

Thanks to everyone who came to our launch on July 28th!! Below are some pictures…some shots taken by me, and some (vastly better) shots taken by Karl Walter of Getty Images….a million thanks, Karl!

Hostess and Dr. Sketchy’s founder Molly Crabapple suits up model Zoetica Ebb

This disturbingly beautiful sketch wins the Art Monkey a shot with Molly

Some cool 5 minute pose sketches from San Diego illustrator Doni Connor