Dr. Sketchy's San Francisco events this Tuesday and Saturday

Dr. Sketchy's San Francisco has two events coming up this week for all of you artists out there who are looking for models to pose for you as you work on your drawing technique.

This Tuesday, May 17, will be time for the 3rd Annual Cute Girls (& Dudes) on Bicycles, Pedal Savvy Edition! Every year, the best Public bikes and bicyclists are brought in to model for you.

There will also be a Dr. Sketchy's Clinic just before the main event. If you'd like some help with your drawing technique, contact Diane Oliver, and for $20.00 you can get her assistance and get into the main session with a guaranteed front row seat! All of the information about the clinic is located below in the event details.

Dr. Sketchy's SF will happen at 111 Minna Gallery this Tuesday starting at 7:00 p.m. The gallery is located at 111 Minna Street (map) in San Francisco. It's a 21+ event, so bring your ID to show the door person.

3rd Annual Cute Girls (& Dudes) on Bicycles, Pedal Savvy Edition!

Draw a Public bike!

Cash prizes from Dibs, the entertainment and events app. Download free for iPhone and Android, www.dibs.me.

Tuesday, May 17, 2011
7pm to 10pm
21+
$12 general admission, $10 students/teachers

111 Minna Gallery
111 Minna St., San Francisco


5.17.11 Bicycles
Drawing instruction at Dr Sketchy's SF

THE DOCTOR IS IN (5.17.11 only!)
SYMPTOMS:
General malaise? Tired? Repetitive motion? Low energy?

Rx:
Join the Dr Sketchy's Clinic!! One hour drawing session with Dr. Diane will open
your eyes, get the blood flowing and energize your work!

DETAILS:

5:30-6:30 before the Cute Girls (and Dudes) on Bicycles 5.17.11 at 111 Minna Gallery
Fee $20. Includes Dr Sketchy's session
Limited to 12 people, guaranteed front row seat, bring your favorite drawing materials

EMAIL Diane Olivier with your symptoms:

I don't know what gesture and contour are
I can't get a short pose drawn onto the page
My proportions are off
I need help with different materials
I want to see example of healthy sketchbooks
I would like to have a critique on my sketchbook

NOTE, you must email Diane to get on the list. This is the only way to guarantee a spot in the clinic!

THE DOCTOR: Diane Olivier has been teaching drawing of all kinds since 1983 and currently teaches at City College of SF. Her concentration is drawing of all kinds using a wide variety of materials. The Doctor participates actively in community drawing events and offers drawing workshops in the Yay Area and in the south of France.

http://www.dianeolivier.com


http://www.drsketchyssf.com

http://www.111minnagallery.com

Then Dr. Sketchy SF will be back at 111 Minna Gallery on Saturday, May 21, as they present "Bee's Adventures in Wonderland!" This even will start at 5:00 p.m. and go till 8:00 p.m. It'll cost the same as the Tuesday event, but Bee will only do long poses! So if you're a new or deliberate artist, that'll give you time to finish your drawings. All of the details are below.

Dr. Sketchy SF presents Bee's Adventures in Wonderland!

All long poses!

Saturday, May 21, 2011
5pm to 8pm
21+
$12 general admission, $10 students/teachers

111 Minna Gallery
111 Minna Street, San Francisco, CA


http://www.drsketchyssf.com

http://www.111minnagallery.com

As usual with Dr. Sketchy events, it's usually best to get to the gallery early so you can get a good spot from which to sketch. Considering that these events are pretty popular, it's not unreasonable to aim to arrive 30 minutes before the event is scheduled to start.

Johnny Crash and Dixie DeLish model at Dr. Sketchy's SF this Tuesday, March

This Tuesday evening, photographer Johnny Crash and Dixie DeLish will be the models at Dr. Sketchy's San Francisco at 111 Minna Gallery!

You may recognize Johnny as one of the photographers who is snapping pictures of the performers at many burlesque shows and other events around the Bay Area. He's also the author of Burly Q:The sparkly side of San Francisco, a book of his burlesque photography. But this Tuesday, the tables will be turned and Johnny will be the model, along with Dixie DeLish.

This Tuesday's session of Dr. Sketchy's will coincide with Sketch Tuesdays, so it'll get crowded. If you know that you'll be attending Dr. Sketchy's, you'll want to purchase your tickets in advance via drsketchyssf.com (the PayPal links below are the same ones on the Dr. Sketchy's site). So get your tickets before they sell out! Tickets will be will call, so your name will be on a list at the door.

111 Minna Gallery is located at 111 Minna Street in San Francisco (map). The event starts at 7:00 p.m., but you'll want to get there early to get a decent place from which to sketch. Tickets are $10.00 general admission, and $7.00 for students and teachers (bring your I.D. to show at the door when you pick up your tickets). Artists attending will need to be 21 or older.

Dr Sketchy’s SF presents Rockabilly Mayhem!

Tuesday March 22nd, we are creating a little Rockabilly Mayhem. Woo!

7pm-10pm.
21+

In the survey, you asked for male models and there was mention of wanting to draw our fab photographer Johnny Crash. So we booked Johnny and the delightful Dixie DeLish for a night of Rockabilly Mayhem.

PLEASE NOTE, this event is going to be in the SAME ROOM as Sketch Tuesday. This means we have limited seats and are selling advance tickets. It also means you can enjoy the Sketch Tuesday-ness during the breaks.

PURCHASE $7 STUDENT TICKET: (You will need to show student/teach ID to the Dr Sketchy's door person)
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=8SE8U28WEFD3A

PURCHASE $10 GENERAL ADMISSION TICKET:
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=JZPGUFUGLDKCU

All tickets are 'Will call' so your name will be on the list

111 Minna Gallery
111 Minna Street, San Francisco


http://drsketchyssf.com

http://111minnagallery.com

Dr. Sketchy's San Francisco presents La Chica Boom on Tuesday, October 19

Dia de Los Muertos meets La Virgen de Guadalupe at Dr Sketchy’s SF with La Chica Boom this Tuesday at 111 Minna Gallery.

What is Dr. Sketchy's? It's an opportunity to draw a live model in a no-pressure situation. There will be no mandatory judging of your works of art, but there are often drawing contests if you care to enter. There's a bar so you can get something to drink, and breaks during which you can socialize with your fellow sketchers! So whether you're a novice or an experienced artist, you are welcome at Dr. Sketchy's San Francisco!

Who is La Chica Boom? She's the founder and artistic director of Kaleidoscope Cabaret, which is a neo-burlesque show that features performers of color. She's also a burlesque performer who is appearing in various shows around the Bay Area. This year's Kaleidoscope show will take place at the Brava Theater in San Francisco on Saturday, October 30. In addition, there will be a free educational symposium entitled Race Reveal: Racial Tropes, Queer Performance, Political Possibilities on Thursday, October 28, from noon to 5 p.m. in 370 Dwinelle Hall at UC Berkeley. Also, there will be a $5.00 pre-party and social event at the Center for Sex and Culture in San Francisco at 7 p.m. on Friday, October 29. For more information about all of these events, please visit www.kaleidoscopecabaret.com. And to learn more about La Chica Boom, please visit her site at www.lachicaboom.com.

New this month to Dr. Sketchy's SF is a drawing clinic with Diane Olivier before the main event. From 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Diane will work with you in a workshop to help you with your problem areas. The workshop is limited to 12 participants, but you can email her to reserve your space for $20.00 (includes the main event and a seat in the front row), and tell her what areas you need help with.

Dr. Sketchy's San Francisco presents La Chica Boom
... as La Catrina Y La Virgen de Guadelupe

Dia De La Chica Boom!

Tuesday, October 19, 2010
7-10pm
21+
$10 general admission, $7 students and teachers

111 Minna Gallery
111 Minna Street, San Francisco

La Chica Boom

Queer Chicana Starlet Chica Boom organizes with communities of color to destabilize white heteropatriarchy by day and by night she seduces audiences with her witty ethnic drag. This El Paso/Juarez bordertown bruja has been weaving her cultural, political and sexual identity through alternative dance, theatre, performance art, burlesque, clowning and street performance across North America. Chica Boom's provocative posturing shakes and breaks the mold of submissive mestiza. Her sexual and cultural hybridism gives voice to an intentional revolutionary style of performance that depicts her multiplicity of consciousness as a fierce queer femme/macha, Chicana organizer and performer. She is the founder of Kaleidoscope, An Annual National People of Color Cabaret and currently organizes with INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence.

For more information about La Chica Boom, the quintessential Xicana Marimacha Mistress, visit http://www.lachicaboom.com

Check out the fantastic weekend of Kaleidoscope Cabaret events
October 28-30th!!
http://www.kaleidoscopecabaret.com/


NEW: Drawing instruction at Dr Sketchy's SF

THE DOCTOR IS IN!

SYMPTOMS:
General malaise? Tired? Repetitive motion? Low energy?

Rx:
Join the Dr Sketchy's Clinic!! One hour drawing session with Dr. Diane will open
your eyes, get the blood flowing and energize your work!

DETAILS:
5:30-6:30 before the monthly Dr. Sketchy's at 111 Minna Gallery
Fee $20. Includes Dr Sketchy's session
Limited to 12 people, guaranteed front row seat, bring your favorite drawing materials

EMAIL Diane Olivier with your symptoms:

* I don't know what gesture and contour are
* I can't get a short pose drawn onto the page
* My proportions are off
* I need help with different materials
* I want to see example of healthy sketchbooks
* I would like to have a critique on my sketchbook

NOTE, email Diane to get on the list. This is the only way to guarantee a spot in the clinic!

THE DOCTOR:
Diane Olivier has been teaching drawing of all kinds since 1983 and currently teaches at City College of SF. Her concentration is drawing of all kinds using a wide variety of materials. The Doctor participates actively in community drawing events and offers drawing workshops in the Yay Area and in the south of France.
http://www.dianeolivier.com


http://www.drsketchyssf.com

http://www.lachicaboom.com

http://www.111minnagallery.com

Jessica "Tink" Whiteside's "Innocence Perceived" opening reception, Saturday, March 6

Bombshell Betty Burlesqueteer and Academy of Art University alumnus Jessica "Tink" Whiteside returns from Southern California for her the opening of her new solo exhibition, Innocence Perceived, at Gallery Three in San Francisco this Saturday, March 6.

The gallery is just across the street and around the corner from the Great American Music Hall, so if you're headed to Cabaret Verdalet (see previous post), drop by before the show!

I've always been a fan of Tink's work. Though her paintings are lovely to look at, there's often a message lurking beneath the bright colors and pin-up prettiness of the subjects within the frames, infusing them with a kind of tension.

As you can see from the samples below, her work is influenced by the neo-burlesque movement. Animals, weather elements, and men often surround the heroines of Tink's work, and play a prominent part in the viewer's interpretation of her work.

I'm looking forward to seeing the whole of her exhibition in person. I was a big fan of "Pin It Up, Babycakes" (see previous post), an exhibition of pin-up art that she co-curated with Alice Stribling last year, which was a big success.

The exhibit will be at Gallery Three until March 27. A catalog of Tink's works on display is available for viewing at www.shootinggallerysf.com. For more information, please contact the gallery at the number and website listed below.

Hope to see you at Gallery Three this Saturday!

Innocence Perceived -- New Works by Jessica "Tink" Whiteside

Gallery Three is proud to present Innocence Perceived - new works by artist Jessica 'Tink' Whiteside. This exhibition will feature new mixed media paintings, sculptures, a video installation piece, and a few opening night surprises.

Innocence Perceived investigates a culture clash which began in America in the 1950's - revolving around American sexual identity, media influence on society, and a divide between traditional and progressive values. While mainstream media painted a picture of domesticated female roles and polite innocence, an alternative movement was gaining steam. The show peeks behind the veil of innocence perpetuated in mid-century advertising and propaganda.

About the artist: Jessica's vivid paintings and unique feminine style have put her in the spotlight in the Neo-Burlesque art scene. Over the past few years, her art has been exhibited in a growing number of solo and group shows on the West Coast. In addition she has curated several exhibitions, ran the San Francisco chapter of Dr. Sketchy's workshop, and made many appearances on stage as a bedazzled burlesque performer.

About Gallery Three: Gallery Three was founded in 2007 by Justin Giarla, as an experimental space to show upcoming artists. Already being the owner of two galleries in San Francisco, The Shooting Gallery and White Walls Gallery, Giarla opened Gallery Three with the intention of expanding on the genres of Urban and Outsider Art. Gallery Three is located upstairs at White Walls Gallery on Larkin Street.

Gallery Three
835 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
1.415.931.8035

Opening reception 7pm to 11pm

Info at http://www.gallerythreesf.com


For Purchase / Inquiry contact:
Owner: Justin Giarla or Gallery Director: Leigh Cooper
Phone: (415) 931-1500


http://www.JessicaWhiteside.com

http://www.gallerythreesf.com