Dr Sketchy's: Rebecca Nagle

This Monday I attended another Dr. Sketchy's session. The performer this go-round was Rebecca Nagle, a contortionist and performance artist. Above was the initial face-paint presentation and outfit, I think, but her costumes were really quite the range.

I tended to struggle with the short sketch sessions (2 minute, 5 minute, 10 minute), but I did manage to get a couple that I was almost okay with. I really do need to practice my pacing.

I wish I had other pictures of Rebecca's other outfits, involving fake mouths, mustaches, prop rifles, orange jumpsuits... Though I have to admit that this particular picture is quite fancy-cool:

The last two 20 minute sessions were a little better in terms of the work I produced, I think. But I ended up using a very light pencil (the theory is that its a 2H, instead of a 2B, so it only shows up faintly). I took a technical pen and inked over those sketches, so I have to acknowledge that these are not the original product.


Yes, she is wearing a mustache.

It's not that I changed much on the strokes involved, though I did revert to stippling for the side-pencil sketching. The stocking effect would have been lost otherwise, I think.

This final one is my favorite, and it was part of the contest to guess what Russell, The Windup Space owner, would want for his birthday. I have assumed that, like all self-respecting Filipinos (in my mind), he wants some good Filipino food. Because that's what I want all the time. Filipino food ROCKS!

(And happy belated birthday, O Sagittarius Russell.)

Dr Sketchy's: Nona Narcisse

Favorite. Dr Sketchy's. Yet.

Source: Kaylin Idora

Even if I couldn't find my charcoal and pencils and sketchbook before getting there, and had to use an old handmade scrappy sketchbook and the pens in my purse.

 Even if I didn't win any prizes because the artists at the event were amazing.

And because I didn't do a good job with incorporating "voodoo" as a theme anyway. (I was disappointed to find I'd already done Nona's hair and couldn't make her Marie Laveau. Instead, it looks like she's trying to feel her up. Oh boy.)

Source: Kaylin Idora

Even if I arrived late and missed the first hour or so of drawing.

Source: Facebook

It was good company. A great performance. And a lot of fun.

So, thank you Nona Narcisse. Thank you Dr. Sketchy's. And thank you The Windup Space.

And Happy Halloween, Reader. 

Dr Sketchy's: Valeria Voxx

I went to the Baltimore Dr. Sketchy's event this past Monday at The WindUp Space, where Valeria Voxx was posing. For those unfamiliar, you have figure drawing sessions with burlesque dancers as the models.

It's quite fun, though my drawing skills definitely need to be brushed up. They have little contests as well, where you can win prizes donated by various vendors. Mainly Atomic Books, which is a store that I swoon over every time I get to visit.

For these contests, the audience actually gets to choose their favorite. They are simple, no-pressure contests in which you get to incorporate something random into the figure drawing itself.

For better or for worse, here are my contributions and their required theme:

"Tentacles"

"Muppets"

Not amazing in terms of artistic finesse, but it was still fun to do. The cool part is that I actually won the audience vote on both contests!

Here are my lovely Atomic Book prizes:

A Gil Elvgren pin-up girl calendar

Detail, Source: Free Style

Rift, by James Jean, an artist you should definitely check out!


Swoon!