Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art SChool

Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art SChool
In essence drawing event, but one injected with burlesque cabaret, dirnking games and other non-linear happenings, (originally a brainchild of Molly Crabapple and Alia Vulnavia Phibes) Dr. Sketchy's Anti -Art School has grown into an international franchise. The events are now held in forty-some cities, certainly putting its growth in the upper percentile for its agegroup in 2009.

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Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School - New York : Manko | 2009-09-19

Yet another deliciously twisted session brought to you by Molly Crabapple and friends. Manko, the beautiful British model started off her poses as a mysterious man of generous proportions.

Note the rarity of the occasion as Molly gets to actually sketch at an event she hosts.

Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School - New York : Manko | 2009-09-19

Yet another deliciously twisted session brought to you by Molly Crabapple and friends. Manko, the beautiful British model started off her poses as a mysterious man of generous proportions.

Note the rarity of the occasion as Molly gets to actually sketch at an event she hosts.

Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School - Philadelphia | 2009-03-20

The free beer and wine bar helped little in balancing on a barstool while holding a monopod some 5 feet over my head looking upward, not unlike during a sobriety test in the snow lane of I-95 - not that I would know what that's like beyond being told about it ;^) . . .

But Jesus looked upon me and the scantily dressed Peekaboo dancers with such love that I knew no harm could come to us.

Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School - Philadelphia | 2009-03-20

Integral to all Dr. Sketchy's sessions are playful opportunities to win prizes with variable relevance and use in sketching but of equal value through the fun of obtaining them. Here, some cards were matched, but the method escapes me in retrospect although hostess Nicola Black's attire matching the magic of the cards is hard to forget.

Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School - Philadelphia | 2009-03-20

The turnout was great. And the sketchers continue to amaze me.

Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School - Philadelphia | 2009-03-20

I have not yet had the chance to see Peekaboo Revue in full performance, but the cheeky taste has certainly whetted my appetite, and I can recommand their show unseen . . .

Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School - Philadelphia | 2009-03-20

Philadelphia's Dr. Sketchy's hosted an appearance by city's premier burlesque group, the Peekaboo Revue. Nicola Black, graphic designer by day, Doctor Of Sketchy by night has her event down to a science complete with on-site scanning of artwork inspired by the infamous models.

Toasting with Betty Page | 2009-03-11

It is not often that you get to toast with Betty Page. To the awesome improvisations of Fight the Big Bull, to boot. A lot can be said about southern hospitality, but for not let 'I had an awesome time' suffice. Here, I have swithched to coffee in anticipation of my three hour drive home in the wee hours to come.

Fight The Big Bull at Cous Cous | 2009-03-11

After the Dr. Sketchy's Session at Gallery 5, we headed over to Cous Cous for an earful of Fight The Big Bull, a mouthfull of drinks (i switched to coffee at this point) both of which have amplified effect in company such as that of Miss Runaround Sue and Boo Boo Darlin.

Betty Page and Company | 2009-03-11

You can't keep a good girl down. I've not seen speed until I saw Runaround Sue lift out of her dress and onto the podium joining Boo Boo Darlin for the final pose.

Betty Page Towers Over Us All | 2009-03-11

Betty Page never looked better. Ageless, she still towers above all. Boo Boo Darlin held still, true to a pin up on a dented locker door.

Runaround Sue, Hostess Extraordinaire | 2009-03-11

Dr. Sketchy's Anti Art School Richmond has been recently started up by Runaround Sue. Sue's southern charms have suffered none in the bustle of the Big Apple where she's sure to bring her Sugarshack Burlesque group to fame.

Although spring break kept most of the local art students away, the mood was high, and the old firestation (now home to Gallery 5) was the perfect spot for the smoking Betty Page tribute.

Lady Vile at Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School | 2009-02-23

One of the several dozen cities where Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School has taken foothold since its 2005 beginnings at the Lucky Cat in Brooklyn, NY is Baltimore. The frequent events, which nowadays get invariably sold out (at $7 a head) are held on select Monday nights at Dionysus Restaurant and Lounge. It's good time to be had for the art monkeys blessed with the opposing thumbs capable of producing facsimilies of the beautifully odd models in various states of burlesque and undress.

Lady Vile at Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School | 2009-02-23

For someone such as myself, who requires electronic extentions to be able to produce likenesses of others, it's a pretty amazing experience to see sketches transform from uncertain pencil tracks into brilliantly interpreted reproductions in less time than required to unload a flash card from a camera.

Lady Vile at Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School | 2009-02-23

If you're as uninitiated in the art of modeling as I am (not to say that I don't have the build and the looks; yeah right), let me tell you briefly that these persons are capable of holding still for 20 minutes (the longest i witnessed). And when I say still, I mean they-must-be-breathing-through-their-eyeballs still.

Lady Vile at Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School | 2009-02-23

Lady Vile, guest of honor, got to choose two favourite drawings upon completion. Two more were chosen under further subjective evaluation by others and ultimately the sketchers voted for the ultimate favourite by clapping the loudest when presented with it. Prizes were donated by local shops but alcohol was to be won in some rounds, as prescribed by the Anti-Art School formula.

Lady Vile at Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School | 2009-02-23

For the record, let it be known that I did all I could to refrain from disturbing the progress of art around me, and all my photographs were taken during ten minute or longer poses, taking up no more than 20 seconds each time, once only during each of those sittings. My thanks go out to Lady Vile and Dr. Sketchy's Baltimore, who welcomed me to their drawing session.

Dionysus Restaurant and Lounge | 2009-02-23

While the drawing session took place upstairs, down at the bar it was business as usual with traffic slowly building up as the hours grew . . .

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