Dr Sketchy March: Red Hot Annie!

Many thanks to everyone who turned out for this month's Dr. Sketchy, and the opening of the Hatchback 4 art show at Cafe 1923 this past weekend. It was another packed house, with great art to ponder on the walls, good music afterwards and an unexpected supply of Valentine's candy on hand to boot. Best of all was Chicago's Red Hot Annie — either in yellow dress and feathers or fishnets and top hat, she was lovely and a joy to draw! Here's a sample, with photos by Hatch prez Chris Schneider...



and art from DS regular Jennifer...


and myself (my first attempts to use my newly-acquired tablet PC).




The Hatchback show is up all month, check it out if you get a chance!

Sketchy sketchbooks

Tonight's session at the Cafe 1923 was a big hit! But before I get into that, I had to right away post these amazing Lana-based sketchbook drawing/collages from the always-great Doug Blanchard. Check out his website for more of the same sort of awesomeness.

DS February art

More art from last Thursday, from Raymond...


...and Jim.

Dr. Sketchy February: Lana Returns!

Lousy weather and all, we had a great turnout at last night's Dr. Sketchy, including five first-time sketchers! Many thanks to all who showed up to draw Lana, even while she was shimmying away.


Special thanks and congratulations to newcomer Heidi for taking her first bellydancing lesson right there in front of everybody! She did get a prize for her courage, though - enjoy your dinner at Toast and your illustration book from Baby Tattoo Books, Heidi.


First in with a sketch is Jennifer, who's become a regular and turned in a few lovely drawings. Send more, everyone!

And if you enjoy seeing what other art monkeys come up with at Dr. Sketchy, be sure to take a look at the DS art blog, and contribute your own sketches there too so the world can see what we got going on here in Detroit.

Next up: Red Hot Annie all the way from Chicago at the opening for the Hatchback 4 art exhibit at Hamtramck's Cafe 1923. That'll be on Saturday, March 6 from 5-7(ish)pm. See you there!

DR. Sketchy TOMORROW Thurs. Feb. 25!

Hey Sketchers, here's your day-before reminder about the Dr. Sketchy session happening tomorrow night, THURSDAY, FEB. 25, from 7-10pm at the Belmont bar, near the corner of Belmont and Jos. Campau in Hamtramck.

Returning to the Dr. Sketchy stage is bellydancer Lana Mini, fresh off her appearance on the Craig Fahle show on WDET earlier this week! Listen in here.

Admission is still only $5, and we'll have the usual prizes, music and goodies as well. Hope to see you there!

Sean

Dr. Sketchy next Thursday, Feb. 25

...at the Belmont in Hamtramck, from 7-10pm, featuring Lana of Detroit Bellydance. Join us for the first session of the year! (Photo by Agnes Domanska)

Dr. Sketchy news (finally!)

Hello again Art Monkeys,

Sorry for the long delay since the last DS update, but I finally have some news to report:

First, if you haven't seen it yet, go grab a copy of this week's Metro Times Valentine's Day special "Lust" issue. It features two-time Sketchy model Lushes LaMoan of the Dizzy Dames burlesque troupe on the cover and inside on the feature story spread! If you can't find a hard copy, check out the MT site.

Next, there are some Dr. Sketchy sessions coming up very soon! I'm planning one now for Thursday, February 24 featuring the return of bellydancer extraordinaire Lana. Details to come as I firm up the plans, so stay tuned. (Meanwhile, you can pick up some pointers from Lana's bellydance how-to DVD!)

Also coming up will be our usual special session at the opening of Hatch's annual juried art exhibit, Hatchback. This will be on Saturday, March 6, from 5-7pm at the Cafe 1923 in Hamtramck, and will star a special guest model from Chicago, Red Hot Annie!

So lots to look forward to in the coming weeks (including more giveaways from our 2010 Baby Tattoo books!).

Lastly, here's a question for everyone: Would you be willing to venture to downtown Wyandotte if I were to arrange a session there? We have a generous offer to bring the gig to the excellent River's Edge Gallery, and I'd love to take them up on it some time in the next couple months. Take a look at their site and let me know what you think.

More info to come, talk to you soon!
Sean

More great art from the Xmas session

...this time a happy pencil sketch from Hamtramck cartoonist Suzanne Baumann!


Speaking of cartoonists, check out what comics shop Green Brain in Dearborn has going on this week in their art gallery: an exhibit of re-imagined comic book covers by a variety of artists including me and Sketchy regular Matt Feazell. The opening is this Wednesday night.

Xmas memories: Photos from last month

Really great ones, too, from HATCH honcho Chris Schneider!

Dr. Sketchy Detroit in 2010

Happy New Year everyone. Here's the latest in Dr. Sketchy news:

DS will take a hiatus in January so I can get caught up on new duties with the arts group Hatch, but plans are afoot for an awesome Valentine's Day session, so stay tuned for details.

In the meantime, you can get your Dr. Sketchy fix by checking out the blog for art from last year's sessions (art above by Jennifer Rose Evans), and posting some of your own work on Dr. Sketchy New York's new group art blog!

Also, be sure to have a look at our sponsor Baby Tattoo Books to peruse their awesome catalog of art books.

And remember to check out the Dizzy Dames burlesque troupe at Cliff Bell's on January 24

Thanks again to everyone who made Dr. Sketchy so much fun in '09, and watch for even more in 2010. Best wishes to you all,

Sean

Sketchy Holidaze

The first of the sketches from Thursday's session are in, some great portraits from Christopher Batten.




And here's some typically sweet sketches from Jim Anderson.





You can see some photos on the Scarab Club's Facebook page, too.

Some news from our models: Don't forget to mark your calenders to see the Dizzy Dames perform at Cliff Bell's on January 24. Check out this interview with the Dames on the Motor City Rocks blog.

Happy Holidays everyone!

A quick note to say THANKS to everyone who came out to the Scarab Club last night for the year-end Dr. Sketchy session. It was a pretty damned good one, if I say so myself! Thanks again to Os Clavlitos for playing and of course many many thanks to the fantastic Rokzi and Lushes for modeling and performing. More info to come on their upcoming show with Dizzy Dames, and more photos and drawings from last night as they start rolling in.

For now I wanted to post a link to the publisher I mentioned last night, Baby Tattoo Books. Seriously, anyone who's into Dr. Sketchy will find something they'll like from these guys, take a look.

It's A Very Sketchy Christmas, Art Monkeys!

Hey all, just a reminder that we'll be getting together one last time in '09, THURSDAY, DEC. 17, 7-10PM, and a great time it looks to be, too.

We'll gather at the amazing, historic Scarab Club again (same place as in August for the anniversary session) to coincide with their cocktail night. We'll have two wonderful models from the Dizzy Dames burlesque troupe, both of whom will perform during the evening - PLUS: Live music from Latin jazz group Os Clavelitos - a Detroit Dr. Sketchy first! Speaking of cocktails, bartender Steve Ellis promises a re-invented version of the Dr. Sketchy martini will debut tomorrow as well.

Of course there's a neato prize package to be raffled off, some sweet goodies to share, and a cool crowd of art monkeys to hobnob with, all for a measly $5! How better to end the year? Don't miss it!

Also, speaking of the Scarab Club, check out this video by the guys at Motor City Blog from August's anniversary session! (I won't be offended if you fast-forward past me to see Lily LaRue's fan dance...)

Dr. Sketchy Holiday Bash @ the Scarab Club Dec. 17!

Hi all,

Big plans afoot in December! For our year-end holiday session Dr. Sketchy returns to the historic Scarab Club in Detroit, right behind the Art Institute. If you were at our anniversary session in August you'll remember what a great venue it is and what a blast we had. Once again we'll be piggy-backing on the Club's Third Thursday cocktail night on December 17th. The evening starts at 6pm - come early and socialize with club patrons and fellow art monkeys - and the sketching begins at 7pm. (Heck, come really early and make an art day of it! Go to the DIA, have dinner at Good Girls Go To Paris Crepes or Wasabi, and do some last-minute holiday shopping at Leopold's Books, all walking distance from the Scarab Club!)

Again we'll have two models for the evening: Lushes LaMoan returns (she graced the Belmont stage back in April) and she's bringing a friend, Rokzi Sokzov! They're both with the Detroit Dizzy Dames burlesque troupe. (Check 'em out at the New Way Bar on Dec. 11th!)

More goodness is in the works, including sweet prizes raffles, snacks, drinks, and maybe a charity event of some sort. Stay tuned!

More November Sketchiness

Here from Jim...



...and Paul. Thanks guys!