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I can draw butts. Like, really well.

Sunday night I got to show off my butt talents at Dr. Sketchy LA, the Los Angeles offshoot of the popular New York “anti-art school” at North Hollywood’s Cella Gallery.

Founded by model and artist Molly Crabapple in 2005, Dr. Sketchy is now a worldwide phenomenon, with dozens of classes spanning the globe from Austin to Tokyo. The three hour life drawing session usually consists of burlesque dancers and erotic models as subjects, in various states of undress, and eventually (guaranteedly) full nudity. Dr. Sketchy LA has undergone some pretty radical changes under the new leadership of Bob Self, head of BabyTattoo publishing. Previous classes had fallen short of the notorious and awesome Dr. Sketchy reputation, and Self says we can look forward to a veritable “three ring circus” in future sessions, along with lots of surprises and I’m guessing, butts.

For more info, or to start a Dr. Sketchy in your town, visit www.drsketchy.com. Molly Crabapple’s graphic novel “Scarlett Takes Manhattan” is available online from Fugu Press.

-Bailee DesRocher