Since 2005, Dr. Sketchy's has been the name in alternative drawing. From illegal flashmobs to the Museum of Modern Art, Dr. Sketchy's has brought artists a rule-breaking cocktail of dames, drinking and drawing. Dr. Sketchy's branches draw in over a hundred cities around the globe, from Akron to Zagreb. Whether you're an artstar or a scribbling newbie, Dr. Sketchy's is the perfect place to get your fill of life-drawing
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Dr Sketchy's Birmingham presents 'Spring has Sprung'
Saturday 26th May 2012
Writing this on another wet and miserable summer day it is hard to imagine that the sun ever shone in England. It did and it was on one of these rare and gloriously sunny days that we made our way to the Victoria in Birmingham to attend Dr Sketchy's 'Spring has Sprung' event.
The sunny weather meant that there were slightly less of us than usual, apparently some people would rather sit in their gardens than sit in a room drawing girls. Idiots!
Those of us who had made the right choice and decided to draw climbed the stairs to the
Monday, July 9 is the next session of Dr. Sketchy's Baltimore with Cherokee Rose!
Burlesque performer Cherokee Rose recently moved to DC from the Chicago area and has been busy performing with several Sketchy’s favorites, including GiGi Holliday, Reverend Valentine, and Candy del Rio. I don't know how familiar you are with the world of burlesque, but her rap sheet reads like a freaking Christmas list. Just a couple of highlights from her extensive résumé: She was part of Michelle L'amour's Chicago Starlets when they won Best Group at the 2010 Best of Burlesque competition in Vegas and, more recently, she won Most Classic at the 2012 Boston Burlesque
Greetings, Art Serpents!
There's magic in the air at Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School - magic and snakes. As any fan of the Harry Potter series knows, that is a dangerous combination. Hell, I'm not even a fan and I know that there's some sort of snake thing in Harry Potter because you people never shut up about it. Fortunately, our model Rio is adept at voodoo and fluent in Parseltongue. She tamed the elemental forces of nature and the pythons that are held in their sway. Kate Black photographed.
June marked the second anniversary of Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School in Christchurch. It's been a stupendous couple of years filled with breathtaking burlesque, scintillating sketching and large quantities of bawdy jokes, booze and boobs. Our birthday session was one big Party Party Party!
To get the party started and celebrate in style, crowd favourite and
