It’s a life drawing class, an art class in which a figure model poses nude for artists to paint or draw. Kelly, 30, is the figure model at this session.

Learn the techniques and mindset shifts that make drawing poses from any angle easier than ever. From breaking down anatomy ...

The Museum of Nebraska Art (MONA) is hosting a Figure Drawing Class on Tuesday, September 9, 2025, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

A new documentary, “Drawing Group,” by Hot Springs musician and filmmaker Chuck Dodson, explores the private group’s ...

Life-drawing models often strike a pose for only five or 10 minutes before switching positions. There’s no time to let your mind second-guess your hand or for fretting much about angles or shading.

To get a bit more of an understanding on posing for one of these classes, I spoke with experienced life-drawing model Rose McDowell.

As Holly Hanson was working on a gesture drawing of a nude model for her life drawing class, the model, who was standing on his tip-toes, started to shake violently.