Last night my partner and I headed out to Dr Sketchy’s at the National Gallery of Australia. Like everyone at our table we were unsure whether there was a theme for the evening, until models in silver and gold paint appeared! Everything metallic and shiny was the story.
A model in gold, Posca acrylic markers
I decided to use my Posca markers for some of the sketches, particularly as they already had the seal of approval for use at the event. I liked using them, but realised I should have done some testing before I went. My yellow ochre marker, used above, just wasn’t flowing very well, so I ended up with a rather scratchy effect.
It was also a pleasure to see a male burlesque performer/model in the line-up. Sir Regal Shivers (and his dragon George) certainly got the audience shouting for more.
Knight, minus the shining armour, coloured pencil
We were also treated to performances from visiting interstate burlesque performers including the wild Zelia Rose, who was the 2014 Miss Burlesque Australia.
Zelia Rose, coloured pencil
The evening finished with the final group pose. I managed to only get two of the models into my sketch.
Final group sketch, coloured pencil
As always it was a tremendous evening. The output of all the participating sketchers was amazing and the performances particularly good. I’m looking forward to next time!
How wonderful
Thanks Brenda, it’s lots of fun, but also seriously focused work.I lost track of how many sketches I did over the three hours of the event.
when I get too old to garden in the not too faraway I will go back to life modelling as a skinny old model, physically holding the limitis of a 30 second to 5 minute quick pose is one of the best ways to understand the tension that goes into the line
oops that’s meant to read limits of…
Ha ha, it could be a new technical term!
Sounds good and neat sketches. It’s good to have male burlesque performers, I agree. Balance.
Thanks. It’s a much more interesting prospect for sketching with more varied models.
Yes , also, being a man, I find myself troubled slightly by the male gaze idea, despite the obvious egalitarian and diverse ethos in Dr Sketchys.