Atomic Trash
Posted by trev | Filed under Sketchbook
The drawings above are from the latest Portland, Maine edition of the Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School. Our models for the evening were the performance art duo Atomic Trash, who put on a great show. The only downside was that the ladies offered so much great material that it was hard to do them justice in such short poses (typically, two to eight minutes each).
Oh, and for the curious, in the drawing on the bottom left the model is holding a baby narwhal. I think that basically explains itself. If not, let’s just say you had to be there.
Tags: atomic trash, dr. sketchy's, maine, models, Niji Waterbrush, pilot v5, PITT Big Brush Pen, portland, sharpie pen
Honey Suckle Duvet
Posted by trev | Filed under Moleskine
Attended another session of the Portland, ME edition of Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School. A good night was had by all, thanks to the organizers and our model, Honey Suckle Duvet. The drawing above was the winner of one of the contests held throughout the night. Enjoy!
Tags: dr. sketchy's, honey suckle duvet, maine, marker, model, pentel brush pen, portland, winner
Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School
Posted by trev | Filed under Figure Drawing
On Sunday evening, I was finally able to drag myself to a session of Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School. For the uninitiated, Dr. Sketchy’s is an attempt to spice up figure drawing by introducing a bit of burlesque (and the occasional alcoholic beverage). It started in Brooklyn, but quickly spread all over the country, with New England sessions in Boston and Portland, ME. I made it to the Maine edition.
Check out my drawings above to get a feel for the event. Most of the poses are about the same length as my regular figure drawing sessions (ranging from two to 12 minutes), however drawing an elaborately clothed model really doesn’t leave a lot of time for messing around. Most of the drawings I did were on done on marker paper or in one of my moleskines with my trusty Pentel brush pen and a Tria marker for some tone. For longer poses, I would quickly block in the figure in pencil.
Thanks to Lord Byron, our model for the evening, as well as organizer Katie Diamond and the fine folks at the North Star Cafe for making it a fun night. Next on my to-do list, check out the Boston edition!
Tags: boa, dr. sketchy's, figure, lord byron, maine, marker, marker paper, model, mohawk, Moleskine, pentel brush pen, portland
