A note from Nikki plus no sessions in March or April. Next session: May 21.

There will be no sessions in March or April. Next session is May 21 .

A note from Nikki…

Dearest art monkeys,

I am stepping down as director of the San Diego branch as I’m going on a wild, outrageous adventure for an indefinite amount of time away from San Diego. (I’m going to be a traveling gypsy for a bit and build up my freelance creative business and work and travel). It has been a pleasure and an absolute blast to spend time with you all over the last 6 years. Thank you, thank you, thank you! I hope you had as much fun as I did! I’d love to keep in touch and if there’s anything I can help you with in the future, let me know. If you want to get in touch with me (and/or follow my adventures), you can:
-find my contact info here
-subscribe to my personal mailing list here
-follow me on Instagram here, Pinterest here and Twitter here
-and, soon, you’ll be able to find me on Facebook here

The great news is that Dr. Sketchy’s San Diego will keep going on strong and with a new (but old – you’ll see what I mean) team looking after you. You will now be in the very capable hands of: the original founder of the San Diego branch (and director from 2007-2010), Lily Jackson;  our very own San Diego branch photographer, Matthew Hohlfeld, and, my lovely assistant (and model!), Jacquie Witt. So it’s a new team running the show but they’ve all been with Dr. Sketchy’s San Diego before. You’re going to continue having good times and great Dr. Sketchy’s fun with them! Remember, there will be no sessions in March or April. The next session will be May 21. If you have any questions, you can email drsketchysandiego@gmail.com, get the latest info here on the website and join the Facebook group here to keep connected.

Like I said, it’s been a blast, dahlings, and I hope you’ll stay in touch!

Smooches
Nikki

Next Session: Sat Feb 20 – MY VINTAGE VALENTINE with model, dancer and Jane-of-All-Trades Holly Holiday

Regular sessions are on the 3rd Saturday of every month from 3 – 6pm.

Come and draw model, dancer and Jane-of-All-Trades Holly Holiday at our February session:

MY VINTAGE VALENTINE

Saturday February 20
3 – 6pm
at The Merrow

Drawing! Drinks! Contests! Prizes! Music!

$12 in advance
$15 at the door

Reserve your seat here.

At The Merrow
1271 University Ave
San Diego CA 92103 (map)

21 & up

Join us for a for an afternoon inspired by love and all things vintage and enjoy drawing, drinks and a carefully crafted music playlist (plus sweet treats from us!) and compete in silly contests for fabulous prizes!

Reserve your spot now for the best seats!

Bring your sketchpads and drawing implements.

No regular session in December + gift certificates and private events

Dearest art monkeys, there will be no regular session in December.

Awww, we know you’re going to miss us (we’ll miss you too!) but here are a few ways to get your Dr. Sketchy’s fix while you wait for our January session. Did you know…

We do:
–gift certificates 
–private event bookings
–event styling and party decor?

Indeed we do! Here’s the scoop:

Gift Certificates:
A gift certificate from Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School San Diego is the perfect gift for your art inclined friends and family and for you – put it on your own holiday wishlist and tell everyone! Gift certificates can be used towards our sessions, private event bookings, our event styling and party decor services and more.

Our gift certificates are available in the denomination of your choice (from $5 to $5,000 or more – you choose!). We can do e-certificates or one-of-a-kind hand lettered certificates. Contact us to make the arrangements. Or you can buy $50 gift certificates here right away.

Private Event Bookings:
You can book your own private Dr. Sketchy’s session! Perfect for celebrating any of those special occasions – birthdays, anniversaries, girls and guys night out, bachelor and bachelorette parties, you get the idea…

Booking is easy as pie. Find out more by clicking here and we’ll make it happen!

Event Styling and Party Decor:
So you looove our session stage dressing, right? Well, we can bring that magic to you and dress up any event or venue with our event styling and party decor services. We can also help you design a spectacular or unconventional theme from scratch if you need help in that department. Contact us to get the party (decor) started.

But wait, there’s more! You can also:
-sign up for our email list here
-subscribe for website updates (click on the link on the bottom right of this page)
-join our Facebook group here or
-follow us on Twitter here, Instagram here or Pinterest here

P.S. Mark your calendars for our next regular session: Saturday January 16 from 3 – 6pm.

Next Session: Sat Nov 21 – A TRIBUTE TO BETTIE PAGE with burlesque beauty and comic geek Rogue Debonair

Come and draw burlesque beauty and comic geek Rogue Debonair at our November session:

A TRIBUTE TO BETTIE PAGE
Saturday November 21
3 – 6pm
at The Merrow

Drawing!
Drinks!
Contests!
Prizes!
Music!

$12 in advance
$15 on the day of

Reserve your seat here.

At The Merrow
1271 University Ave
San Diego CA 92103 (map)

21 & up

Join us for a for an afternoon inspired by Bettie Page and all things pinup and enjoy drawing, drinks and a carefully crafted music playlist (plus sweet treats from us!) and compete in silly contests for fabulous prizes!

Reserve your spot now for the best seats!

Bring your sketchpads and drawing implements.

Next Session: Saturday October 17 – DARK WORLD featuring burlesque beauty Coco L’Amour, creator and choreographer of Pixie Stixx Burlesque

In celebration of Halloween, come and draw burlesque beauty Coco L’Amour, creator and choreographer of Pixie Stixx Burlesque at our October session:

DARK WORLD
Saturday October 17
3 – 6pm
at The Merrow

Drawing! Drinks! Contests! Prizes! Music!

Reserve your seat here

$12 in advance
$15 on the day of

At The Merrow
1271 University Ave
San Diego CA 92103 (map)

21 & up

Join us for a for an afternoon inspired by the movie Underworld and all things dark and creepy and enjoy drawing, drinks and a carefully crafted music playlist (plus sweet treats from us!) and compete in silly contests for fabulous prizes!

Reserve your spot now for the best seats

Bring your sketchpads and drawing implements.

 

Next Session: Saturday September 19 – EQUINOX OPIUM DEN with dancer, musician and trapeze artist extraordinaire Zoe Irvine

Come and draw dancer, musician and trapeze artist extraordinaire Zoë Irvine at our September session:

EQUINOX OPIUM DEN
Saturday September 19
3 – 6pm
at The Merrow

Drawing! Drinks! Contests! Prizes! Music!

Reserve your seat here.

$12 in advance
$15 day of

At The Merrow
1271 University Ave
San Diego CA 92103 (map)

21 & up

Join us for a for an afternoon inspired by the Equinox and vintage opium dens and enjoy drawing, drinks and a carefully crafted music playlist (plus sweet treats from us!) and compete in silly contests for fabulous prizes!

Reserve your spot now for the best seats!

Bring your sketchpads and drawing implements.

(P.S. And, as always, mark your calendars for next month’s session: October 17)

Dr. Sketchy’s San Diego February 2014 – Aphrodite’s Revenge

In honor of the month of love, costumers, artists and full time geek girls Ace and Cinsangel pose in Aphrodite’s Revenge.

Aphrodite, goddess of love and sexuality.

Aphrodite’s consort, the metalsmith god Hephaestus.

Dr. Sketchy’s April 2010 – Anime Girls

San Diego art monkeys got a double dose of anime in April!

First, we were honored to be a part of San Diego’s first ever dedicated anime convention, Anime Conji. Special thanks to the organizers (‘specially you Hector!) for their hospitality.

Burlesque superstar Lady Borgia took to the stage as a pink coiffed warrior woman.

Artist/model Leia is up next as a mechanical girl with fuzzy floppy ears. Super duper manga excellent happy fun time!!

Winner of the “Draw the model with a furry cute anime creature like Pikachu or similar” contest!

Thanks again to the great folks at Anime Conji! They are already planning for 2011. Follow them on Twitter, Facebook and their website.

A week later, it was back to the fabulous Ruby Room for our regular session. Leia started off the second dose of anime sketchiness.

“Draw the model anime style” contest

Next, Lady Borgia brings pink fury!

Jake graciously agrees to be the surface in our “human canvas” contest

Two anime cuties take the stage for the last set.

“Draw model(s) with super cute furry anime creature” contest redux.

Sonayara art monkeys! Enjoy some sketches from April in our Flickr group!

Dr. Sketchy’s March 2010 – PRETTY KITTIES

The purr-tastic CABURLESQUE KITTENS posed in their feline finery for our March 2010 session.  Kittens Ruby Allure…

and Chary Cadillac de Vil.

Every kitten needs toys.

Caburlesque Kittens leader and mama kitty Ophelia Kitty joins the mix.

“Incorporate marshmallow peeps contest”

The winner, with a voracious peep..

He gets some peeps, of course, and a shot o’ booze, of course!!

“Draw the model as an actual feline” contest

Ruby and the talented winner!

Meee-ooowww!

Time for a catnap.

“Draw the models playing with cat toys” contest

Goodnight kittens! Special thanks to the Caburlesque Kittens, the fabulous Ruby Room, and all of our art monkeys!

Some awesome uploads to our Flickr pool. Upload your own!

Dr. Sketchy’s February 2010 – Luscious Librarians

Shhh…It’s no problem following the rules when the librarians look like this! Hell on Heels Burlesque Revue helped us celebrate Library Lover’s Month. Our first smart and sexy librarian was the bewitching Raven F’Moore.

Raven F’Moore makes the Dewey Decimal System sexy!

Aaron, a brave book lover from the audience, volunteers to be the Human Canvas for our first contest.

Winner by applause-o-meter…will it be the back?

or the front?

The talented winner gets a shot o’ booze!!

Next, the lovely Ginger N. Whiskey and Chou Chou La Rouge get studious!

“Draw the librarians as dominatrix punishing a patron for late fees” contest

The winner got a grab bag of goodies, including that timeless literary classic “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies”

Chou Chou gets a keepsake from our own Tony Magpantay.

Next, Martini Bombshell is ready to catalogue and shelve!

Art Monkeys are asked to draw Martini Bombshell as an Elizabethan lady.

So long everyone! And remember…reading is fundamental!