Dr. Sketchy's SF on Thursday, October 23, 2008

My good buddy Jessica "Tink" Whiteside will be hosting the next Dr. Sketchy's SF this coming Thursday! Full disclosure requires me to say that I'll be helping with setup and clean up, so I've got a vested interest in this event. :-)

I've never been to a Dr. Sketchy's, but from what Tink has told me, it goes something like this. You bring a sketchbook and some drawing tools. Graphite pencils, color pens, dry mediums like that. And basically you get to sketch a burlesque or other performer after s/he finishes a performance. I believe Bombshell Betty will be performing and modeling this time. And Randy "Anormous" Johnson will be the MC and musical guest, I do believe. The Dr. Sketchy main website (www.drsketchy.com) describes it as a different kind of life drawing class.

There will be contests and prizes. Not sure what they are, yet. And music. And drinks. And a chance to meet and mingle. It's supposed to be a fun and sexy time. A chance to create art in a non-stuffy atmosphere.

Here are the main deets:

Dr. Sketchy's San Francisco
When: Thursday, October 23rd from 7pm -10pm
Where: Space Gallery (http://www.spacegallerysf.com)
1114 Polk Street @ Sutter (Right next door to the Hemlock)
Tickets:
$10 advance $15 door: General.
$5 advance $10 door: Students/Teachers (with valid ID *in hand*)
You can purchase tickets in advance at: (and add the profile to list of friends for regular workshop updates)
Dr. Sketchy's advance tickets at http://www.myspace.com/drsketchyssf

So I'll need to drag my sketchbook and drawing instruments out of mothballs. Eep. Maybe I can find an old beret, too. Haha.

Oh, and Alice Stribling will be doing some sketching today at 111 Minna Gallery from 6pm to 9:30. She'll be working off some photos she took at Tease-O-Rama. It's Sketch Tuesday, and you can watch artists create art for free. Afterwards, you can buy some of the artwork, which is not free. ;-)

Where: 111 Minna Street @ 2nd St., San Francisco, CA 94105

When: Tuesday October 21st, 6:00 till 9:30.

Admission is FREE, but 21+
Gallery#: 415.974.1719
Web: http://www.111minnagallery.com

Okay. That's all the sketchy things I have for now. So if you want to draw some sexy performers, come on out to Dr. Sketchy's on Thursday. Even if you haven't drawn in a while or don't consider yourself to be a great artist, come on out and get in some practice. Or experiment!