Your Hip Swinging Sketchy Hostess Happykatie is speaking at this weekend’s International Dr. Sketchy Conference 2009!
Be sure to check back regularly for updates on the Dr. Sketchy debauchery that explodes when organizers from all points on the map collide in one gigantic, crazy city. See ya’ in New Yawk!
Thanks to some pretty rock star Dr. Sketchy sponsors for making this weekend’s Dr. Sketchy event one of the coolest yet!!
We’re shifting our upcoming Dr. Sketchy Springtime party to the 3rd Sunday of April (instead of the usual 2nd Sunday), so our Art Monkeys can spend the day eating marshmallow Peeps and hunting Easter eggs 
Join us Sunday, April 19th from 2-6pm for an OUTRAGEOUS Sketchy Spring party with our model Nikki!! She’ll be in toe shoes, a big smile and very little else – and you seriously should be there to capture the entire experience on paper!
What: Houston Sketchy Spring Fling
When: Sunday, April 19th from 2-6pm
Where: upstairs at Avant Garden (411 Westheimer)
How much: $10 + model tips!
We are also REALLY REALLY excited to announce that we’ve got a super-cool sponsor that will be giving away books at the rest of our 2009 Dr. Sketchy events: Baby Tattoo! Woo hoo!! We love artist prizes!!
Houston Dr. Sketchy artist Howie Doyle and pals are throwing a pretty cool figure study art event in the Woodlands. Come show your support for some great artists down the road!!
What: Just Figures Art Crawl
When: April 3rd 7-10pm opening reception / April 4th 10am – 6pm / April 5th noon – 4pm
Where: Studio in the Woods (26002 Budde Road)
More details:
The group considered titling the show, ‘Whatever happened to figurative art?’ For centuries the human form was one of the central themes in the visual arts, but a comparison of works from the 19th Century hanging in the Louvre to works hanging in today’s galleries shows that the figure was more en vogue in the Victorian era than it is now. It is against those trends that the “Just Figures” Art Crawl was organized.
The fifteen artists represented in the “Just Figures” Art Crawl reside in northwest Harris and south Montgomery counties, but their credentials and art experience span the globe. The following artists will be represented: Howie Doyle, Ron Dykes, Rosanne Friedman, Melissa Hardin, Liz Hill, Susan Fleming Hotard, Fred Hulser, Lesley Humphrey, Dawn McKelvy, Marieke Moes, Jenny Pascual, Jon Picker, Sherwin Side, Melanie Stinson, Michael Stratton, and Tonya Vollertsen.
The works are as varied as the artists in the group, with some striving for realism, others using the figure in abstraction, and some artists even mining more complex themes in which the figure becomes symbolic. With paintings and sketches ranging in size from less than one foot to bigger-than-lifesize, these participating artists celebrate the amazing human figure as a time-honored subject in visual arts.
Happy March Madness, Dr. Sketchyheads!! Huge thanks to our amazing model Shawn who TRULY (and we do mean truly) bared it all for our artists this month. WOO HOO!!
Take a peek at some of the great sketches and shots from our Sketchy contingent this month – and don’t forget to add your own – on our Flickr Houston Sketchy group: www.flickr.com/groups/houstonsketchy
We have another steamy Sketchy model next month – just a reminder, because of Easter Sunday we will be moving our Sketchy Sunday from our normal 2nd Sunday to the third Sunday = April 19th!! Until then, happy sketching!
Ahoy ye sketchers, scribblers, drawers and Dr. Sketchy booze hounds – we’ve got a GREAT March Dr. Sketchy model for you guaranteed to get you scribbling
This may be out very least clothed model yet, so bring your sharpest pencils, favorite sketch book and be ready for yet another fun Sunday afternoon with the Sketchy crew.
When: Sunday, March 8th from 2-6pm
Where: Avant Garden (upstairs) at 411 Westheimer
How much: $10 at the door + tips for your model
We had a beyond amazing model, Katrina, this month – hands down the sweetest cupid we’ve seen yet
Photogs – don’t forget to post those photos to our Flickr Houston Dr. Sketchy group — and artists, we want to see those Sketches too!!
See ya’ next month Sunday, March 8th from 2-6pm. Ladies, get ready for another kick ass MALE model!! WOO HOO!! Lovely photo from lovely Flickr user mockbird
Wow, our Houston Dr. Sketchy Valentine’s Day party was pretty darn hot!! Huge thanks to our wunderbar model Katrina and SUPER HAPPY YAY!! to our fabulous sponsor this month – Saute Restaurant.
They hooked our bellies up with super butter cream apricot filled Valentine’s Day cake – so fantastic!! Thanks to Saute, we also got to send off a couple of our artists who won this month’s drawing contests for a wonderful dinner at the restaurant for Valentine’s Day. Yeah, they were pretty darn awesome Sketchy sponsors – thanks so much!!
Come celebrate the day of L.O.V.E. with your favorite Dr. Sketchy peeps and one sizzling model.
What: Houston Dr. Sketchy life drawing Valentine’s Day party!!
When: Sunday, February 8th from 2-6pm
Where: Upstairs at Avant Garden (411 Westheimer)
How much: $10/person + model tips
We’re uber-pleased to announce that we have an uber-fabulous SPONSOR!! for our February Dr. Sketchy – Saute Bistro (www.sautebistro.com). The Saute gang will be bringing our Valentine’s Day sketchers (and gawking onlookers) something sinfully wonderful to feast on — and will also be providing us with a couple of gift certificates for their upcoming Valentine’s Day dinner (where Andrew and Clory will serenade you).
Get your sexy self to Dr. Sketchy this Sunday!! Thanks to the Foxy Fayza lady for the awesome booby cupcake photo
Are you wanting to taste the sweet flavor of glorious infamy? We are putting together a Houston Dr. Sketchy calendar and need YOUR help!!
Do you have sketches, paintings, scribbles, notes or photos that you want to see included? Send ‘em to us (in a nice high res resolution) or link us to them on Flickr. We want specific entries, so pick your favorites rather than ask us to choose for you
We’ll credit your work and include a link back to a URL of your choice. We’ll also have a 2009 calendar page with links to all of our amazing artists and photographers. Each month will be a review of our 2008 themes/models/good times, so feel free to go way back in the day!
Calendars will sell for $20/each, but if your work is included, we’ll hook you up for half price (10 clams). All calendar proceeds go to helping fund our Big Houston Dr. Sketchy Art Show 2009 this summer!!! Photo thanks to Flickr user sixty69niner
Deadline for Houston Sketchy 2009 calendar content is February 1st.
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