DR SKETCHY' S ANTI-ART SCHOOL  4th Sunday of the month. $8. Meet and greet starts at 8pm, modeling goes from 9-11pm. Syntax: Physic Opera 554 S. Broadway, Denver.

When the amazing Molly Crabapple inspired me to start Sketchy's in Denver in 2007, I was excited about the possibilities- what amazing art would come from linking the Denver art community to the Denver performing community. As both an art school girl and a burlesque performer I loved the idea of introducing artists to models a bit (or a lot) different from the models from traditional life drawing classes. Models who used their performances to inform their poses, who used costumes to create characters for the artists to draw, and brought color, both physical and emotional to their modelling. 

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Vanessa Heart helped us bring the art of the pinup to life! Including some inspired poses emulating our favorite pinup artist Art Frahm, who loved painting ladies losing their undies at very inopportune moments! Check out our video blog for all the fun! Photos by Stephanie Brooke Chavez. Read Full Article

Shotza Ouzo and Chalita Bang Bang got the sketchy crowd into the holiday spirit with a series of fun poses, even basing one on the classic Lucy and Linus piano scene from Charlie Brown and stuffed themselves into giant stockings! Best stocking stuffers ever!

Whoopsie Daisy brought the fun and odd with her hot dog, tiger and matador costumes! Plus our new Art Monkey, Margot brought her family heirloom accordian and a bust of Napolean for our model to pose with! And after all the fun, we headed to Sputnik for a bite and a cocktail, where Whoopsie and fellow burlesque girl and Sketchy sketcher/photographer Frangelica Love took advantage of Sputnik's awesome photo booth!

Sketchy's is on the move once again! Last night we had our first Dr. Sketchy's session in the Illiterate Gallery (82. S. Broadway). Great lighting, great location AND we went from a scant crowd of 10-15 to a whopping full house of 30! Plus check out the video section- we've got new vids up of September's Superhero session and last night's halloween/Illiterate Gallery debut! Thanks to Julie Love for the terrific spooky picts of our halloween queens, La Petite Mort and Anabella Lafontaine Read Full Article