Sexy, snarling, blonde, and beautiful

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Arrrr! June model Chastity Dickums of Cherry Pop Burlesque left us dreaming of buried treasures and life on the high seas. Pix & sketches from the June event - mermaids & pirates galore! We had a grand old time. Take a look for yourself, sailor.

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Our July muse is sexy, snarling, blonde, and beautiful fetish model, April Paradis! July 22nd, 2-5pm at High Noon Saloon. And we're lucky to host the Dr. Sketchy's Traveling Sketchbook in July as well! The sketchbook is making the rounds of Dr. S events worldwide. Don’t miss your opportunity to be a part of history! Come make your mark.

Photo of April Paradis byTimothy Hughes

A fab online interview with Glenn & me by Kristian Knutsen on thedailypage.com "Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School teaches Madison a lesson"

Post, a Madison weekly newspaper, will run a story by Tonya Schwochert and pix about us the first week in July. Keep your eyes peeled for it and be sure to pick up a copy. Sketchy's regular and local photoblogger AmethystD covered the June event for Post.

The Chicago chapter kicked off on Sunday 6/23 with Michelle L'Amour as model. Co-organizers Lisa and Erik visited us in Madison on 6/17 when Chastity modelled. We'd better start planning OUR roadtrip to the Windy City to check 'em out. In the meantime, take a peek at Chicago Dr. Sketchy's flickr pool and why not Friend Chi-town on MySpace, too?

Even NPR has caught Dr. Sketchy's fever, running a story recently about the Seattle chapter!

Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School commandeered by pirates

Well, shiver me timbers and sharpen me pencils! Cherry Pop Burlesque star and naughty pirate of the high seas, Chastity Dickums, takes the helm as model for Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School this month. Artists should come prepared to walk the plank.

Grab Dad and celebrate Father's Day at Dr. Sketchy's on Sunday, June 17th from 2-5pm. Think your scribbles are sea-worthy? Don yer eye patch and peg leg and hobble on over to the High Noon Saloon, 701 East Washington Avenue. Bring yer sketchpads, markers, easels, and come aboard for an artful afternoon of swashbucklin' fun.

All ye lily-livered landlubbers are invited to join us for three solid hours of drinking, drawing, and debauchery! It's a pirates and mermaids theme this June at Dr. Sketchy's monthly life-drawing event. In addition to all of the usual hilarious drawing contests, featuring swell prizes from local businesses like Artist & Craftsman Supply, A Woman's Touch, and Amsterdam, there will also be a costume contest this time. Every burly man and willin' woman is encouraged to dress up for the occasion!

Ahoy, mateys. Lest ye forget, figure model Chastity Dickums has got the finest pirate booty that the likes of you scoundrels has ever laid eyes upon! What fine treasures await you at Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School?! Well, sailor, wouldn't ye like to know...

Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School – Madison Chapter
At the High Noon Saloon
701 East Washington Avenue, Madison, WI
On Sunday, June 17th, 2007 – Father' s Day – $10 cover, 2pm-5pm
A cabaret life-drawing salon for all manner of artists, 21 AND UP. Beginners welcome!Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

Crackerjack vs. Dr. Sketchy

Well, take a wild guess who won this bout!?! Yep, our May model, Crackerjack, local roller derby diva & smokin' hot red-headed devil, left us bruised and completely smitten after a raucous, sketchy session at the High Noon Saloon, May 20th, 2007.

We didn't even have time to lace up our skates before things got pleasantly outta control with this Mad Rollin' Doll...




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Somebody named "Anita Johnson" - supposedly from the Dr. Sketchy's Head Office - showed up and threatened to revoke our charter if we didn't meet "proper regulations." Not sure exactly how it happened but by the end of the afternoon this clipboard-wielding know-it-all was waltzing around in her underwear.

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One of our contests involved having audience volunteers draw copies of Crackerjack's gun tattoos on live models. "BANG BANG!"

Photo by phantom kitty

Other contests included most interesting "wrong-handed" drawing, best cartoon-style, best incorporation of a bird, and coolest continuous line sketch, among many others. There were lotsa swell prizes again this month! MANY THANKS to our MAY SPONSORS - Artist & Craftsman Supply, Lisa at Hair Forum, A Woman's Touch, Amsterdam, and Caculo Productions.


Artists are posting their fabulous sketches on our Dr. Sketchy's-Madison flickr group and there are more event photos there as well. Go ahead and take a peek! Come on...I dare ya!!

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Prepare to walk the plank next month, mateys! June's live model is Cherry Pop Burlesque star & naughty pirate of the high seas, Chastity Dickums. Sunday, June 17th, 2007 from 2-5PM PIRATES! MERMAIDS! EYEPATCHES! PARROTS! (Bring your dad to the High Noon for some sketchy Father's Day fun!!!)

Madison loves Dr. Sketchy's!

The kickoff KICKED ASS! We had a great turnout on April 22nd, 2007 at the High Noon Saloon.Randi O'Toole from Cherry Pop Burlesque was an incredible first model.


HUGE thanks to everyone who came out and drew their pants off Sunday afternoon! What a grand time. Bonus kisses to folks who helped spread the word about the event and who assisted day of. Much appreciated.


Of course, we gotta show some love to the local businesses who donated such fab prizes for the event:
A Woman’s Touch, Artist & Craftsman Supply, Look At That – The Leather Store, Morningwood Farm Nursery, Bongo Video, and Just Coffee. Thanks sponsors! The contests & prizes were really a blast.

So much incredible artwork was produced!

Check out our Dr. Sketchy's-Madison flickr group to see more and post YOUR sketches!!! (Everyone really wants to see 'em, so don't be shy!) Lotsa event photos are up there, too.

Join the announcement-only email group if you wanna stay in the loop! And if you're on MySpace, won't you puhleeeeeze be our Friend? Or at least check out our super-slick and wonderfully informative Dr. Sketchy's-Madison profile.


Phew. I'm still recovering from a serious case of fabulousness that I seem to have come down with post-Sketchy's! Did you catch it, too?! Yeah, something tells me you did. Well, we have until May 20th to recover...and then it's Sketchy-time again!!! See you then.

Smooches,
Olive