Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School, Austin

This month we welcome the illustrious Hailey Tuck
to the stage of Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School
Hailey is a jazz singer about town, and has modeled for Dr. Sketchy’s Paris in the past.

Join us on November 20th from 5-8pm at Elysium

Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School – the premiere alternative drawing movement in Austin – features costumed live models, prizes and booze! All kinds of artists are welcome, from the complete amateur to the advanced. Open to everybody! You’re a terrible artist? Who cares! Don’t forget to bring your own drawing materials.

$10 admission, payable through PayPal button below or at the door the day of the event.

Photograph of Hailey Tuck by Jeremiah Newton

August 14th: Prepare yourself for Conan the Barbarian – presented by Austin Books & Comics, produced by Dr. Sketchy’s of Austin. Join us as we welcome to the stage live Conan and two Red Sonja models.

Courtesy of Austin Books & Comics, our Conan model is competitive body-builder Joe Solinski from Dallas, TX. Joe will be replete with heavy iron weaponry and leather gear! Comic book cuties Taffeta Darling and Danni Danger will model as Red Sonia.

Prizes for the evening from Austin Books & Comics include Conan merch, free Regal movie passes, Dark Horse Comics/Conan posters, and much more!

Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School – the premiere alternative drawing movement in Austin – features costumed live models, prizes and booze! All kinds of artists are welcome, from the complete amateur to the advanced. Open to everybody! You’re a terrible artist? Who cares! Don’t forget to bring your own drawing materials.

$10 admission, payable thru paypal at Austinsketchy.com (see button to your left) or at the door the day of the event.

http://www.meetup.com/DrSketchyAustin/

Facebook event page

L-R, Danni Danger, Joe Solinski, and Taffeta Darling

Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School presents… Sassy Delure!

The versatile vixen full of sass, class and a whole lotta pizazz! Known for her high kicks, cat eyed glamour, and creative choreography, Sassy is an artistic visionary that brings a spicy mix to any stage she graces.

Dr. Sketchy’s is proud to welcome Sassy Delure, who played our Reverse Mermaid for our SXSW show, back to the stage for your drawing pleasure. Sassy is known for her creative, colorful costumes, so bring your drawing supplies and prepare for an eyeful!

Dr. Sketchy’s is what happens when cabaret meets art school.

Dr. Sketchy’s is a life drawing class turned cabaret extravaganza. Artists draw glamorous underground performers, compete in contests, and win booze and prizes. From its humble Brooklyn beginnings, it’s spread to 100 cities on five continents- including London, Rome, Tokyo, Paris, Sao Paulo and Melbourne.

Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School – the premiere alternative drawing movement in Austin – features costumed live models, prizes and booze! All kinds of artists are welcome, from the complete amateur to the advanced. Open to everybody! You’re a terrible artist? Who cares! Don’t forget to bring your own drawing materials.

The Austin branch of Dr. Sketchy’s is run by Amelia Raley, and emceed by Nathan Black.

June 11th, 2011 from 7-10pm at Elysium (7th and Red River)
$10 admission, payable thru paypal (see button on the left column) or at the door
Please bring your own art supplies!

RSVP to this session on our Facebook Group or Meetup Group

Sassy Delure’s FB Fan Page

Photo of Sassy Delure by John Leach

Oh my goodness was this a fun session! Not only did the models move, talk and make fun of the hosts during they poses- they made for great art fodder and our Art Monkeys were certainly up to the challenge of making the members of Austin Facial Hair Club sexy! Thanks to everyone who came out, and we hope you Facial Hair boys have fun in Norway at the World Facial Hair championships!!!

Photos by Nathan Black. See the rest of the set of photos here.

On May 7th, members of the Austin Facial Hair Club will pose for us Art Monkeys, so that we might perfect our moustache curls, bearded edges, and handle bar curves. Plus, proceeds from the night will help send the Austin Facial Hair club to compete in Norway for the World Beard and Moustache Championships in May!

This will be a three hour drawing session: a block of gesture/warm-up, ten minute poses, and two twenty minute poses. In between the poses, prizes and drinking will commence!

Austin Facial Hair Club

Prizes from:

Lamar Soap – Vegan Moustache Wax

Baby Tattoo – Fine Art Books

$10 for a three hour class. 21+ please!

Set up begins at 7pm. Please bring your own art supplies, including easels if you wish to use them. A limited number of tables are available on a first come, first served basis.

We did it! We brought Molly Crabapple’s Reverse Mermaid to life during SXSW in Austin, Texas. Burlesque performers Crimson Skye (London) and Sassy De Lure (Seattle) modeled costume sculptures created by artist Aaron Flynn (Austin) and a pink wig by Coco Coquette. Artists at the session had the rare chance to sketch models wearing unique sculptures at the fabulous Swan Dive. Photos of the evening by Nathan Black, John Adams, and Angeliska Polacheck.

The Models:

Amelia Raley (as a Bawdy Bewigged Crabapple character!) was more mobile, and posed for the warm-up sketches.

Sassy De Lure as the Reverse Mermaid

Crimson Skye as the mermaid. Crimson flew all the way from London!

Molly Crabapple, founder of Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School, was the guest of honor.

Angeliska’s mermaid eyes!

Some amazing drawings emerged from the evening:

Our Emcee, Nathan Black, and the Reverse Mermaid, Sassy De Lure.

Amelia, the ATX Branch Coordinator, with founder of Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School, Molly Crabapple.

Thanks so much! We had a fabulous time!

On March 13th, the Austin branch is proud to welcome the founder of Dr. Sketchy’s, Molly Crabapple, to Texas. To celebrate, Dr. Sketchy’s is hosting a very special drawing session which venerates one of Crabapple’s most powerful illustrations, the Reverse Mermaid. The Reverse Mermaid is a curious creature, oddly beautiful with a fish’s head and shapely human legs.
Burlesque performers Crimson Skye (London) and Sass E Delure (Seattle) will model costume sculptures created by artist Aaron Flynn (Austin). Flynn will be creating two costumes for the event, one for the Mermaid and one for the Reverse Mermaid. Artists at the session will have a rare chance to sketch models wearing unique sculptures at the fabulous Swan Dive venue in Austin.

Take a peek at our video preview of the event! We hope to see you there.

RSVP on our Facebook Event Page

In February, we welcomed Apophenia Belly Dance troupe to the stage for a very special Dr. Sketchy’s session. Apophenia is an Art Nouveau inspired troupe, and their costumes and poses took cues from Ziegfield girls from the 1920s – lots of lace, pearls and exquisite head pieces! This was the most costumed sketch session we’ve held to date!

In between poses, we were treated to performances – including candle trays, sword dancing, and general loveliness!

Prizes from Baby Tattoo included paper doll books and  fine art with rubber duckies.

The sketches from this session were so good that Model’s Choice was a very tough decision! The winner got kisses from all three ladies. Awww!!

Thank you, Apophenia! Be sure to check out their shows around Austin.

The Austin branch of Dr. Sketchy’s has the honor of being named Branch of the Fortnight by NYC headquarters! This is a true honor, as we are chosen out of the 100+ global branches, and I thank all of you in Austin who have come out to the sessions since I took over the branch in October. We have true rock star potential in this town – let’s make it happen!!

- Amelia

In March two thousand eleven, the Austin branch is proud to welcome the founder of Dr. Sketchy’s, Molly Crabapple to Texas. To celebrate her visit and South By South West panel, we are hosting a very special drawing session which venerates one of her most powerful illustrations, the Reverse Mermaid.
The money from this kickstarter will be used to create the enormous 3D sculpture costumes worn by the models for the March Dr. Sketchy’s session. This money goes directly to the artist as a fund for supplies, creation and labor.
Please help us out by donating today! Our reward offers range from free admission to the March Dr. Sketchy’s session, original sketches by Aaron Flynn, and (even cooler!) original art from the guest of honor, Molly Crabapple!
Please, please continue to donate to this project – we have 2 days left!! Every dollar you donate goes directly to support Austin Dr. Sketchy, which was restarted from scratch in October 2010.
From a budget of zero dollars, we have realized a full rebirth of a branch that has true Rock Star potential. Our Dame Darcy show in January saw 60 people drawing at the session – and only FOUR of them had ever been to a Dr. Sketchy’s before! We are poised to take Austin by storm – but we need your support!
We use the money for the sessions to promote, pay our talented DJ, Shorty Stump (of the White Ghost Shivers) and our MC, Nathan Black and of course, to support very talented models who travel from all over just to model for Dr. Sketchy’s.
Austin Art Monkeys: if you want the branch to thrive and grow, please consider donating today to ensure that Dr. Sketchy’s will be around a year from now! The branch manager (me!) spends countless hours for each session booking models, answering emails, putting up flyers, managing social media, and renting equipment and only pays herself $10 per session. Until we build up the momentum of a bigger audience, we need your support!

Very fondly from the bottom of my big ol’ heart,

Amelia
Austin Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School
Thanks for your continued support of Dr. Sketchy’s, and we hope to see you at a future session!