Wonderful world of NYC Dr. Sketchy

Crazy-mad thanks to Molly Crabapple and John Leavitt for a WUNDERBAHR SketchyCon 2009 in New Yawk City We heart you!!!!!  Check out the entire SketchyCon 2009 photo pool for more images of our weekend debauchery.

Houston Sketchy goes to NYC, baby!!

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!

Awesomeness from some SUPER Sketchy sponsors!

Thanks to some pretty rock star Dr. Sketchy sponsors for making this weekend’s Dr. Sketchy event one of the coolest yet!!

• Baby Tattoo – A really kick ass publishing house that is hooking us up with some beautiful books to give away as artist prizes!!  They’ll be an ongoing sponsor this year, shipping new books to share to several lucky Art Monkeys!
• Banyan Foods -  Our fave tofu dude Gary is bringing us yummy tofu fried rice!!
• St. Arnold’s – Yay for St. Arnold’s!  They’re sharing some magical glassware to give away as prizes – yeah yeah!

Springtime with Houston Dr. Sketchy – April 19th!

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!!

Just Figures art crawl – support some Sketchy artists!

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.

Great Dr. Sketchy March Madness – thanks guys!

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!

Photo thanks to our favorite Groovehouse ever

March male model madness at Dr. Sketchy!!

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

Don’t forget to post those photos!

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

Super sweet Sketchy – thanks to (our totally awesome sponsor) Saute!

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!!

Thanks to Groovehouse for the lovely cake photo!

Valentine’s Houston Sketchy this SUNDAY!!!

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