Oct. 6—PLATTSBURGH — The human figure has been a muse for artists since time immemorial, and now North Country's hidden artists get a chance to draw in "From Life: The Classical Art of Figure Drawing, ...

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A few minutes before today's advanced figure drawing class begins, students slowly file into a classroom at Ringling College of Art and Design. Like chefs preparing their stations, the students go ...

Nineteen-year-old Elizabeth Sandridge had never seen a nude male body before. And having someone walk into one of her art classes, disrobe and stand naked before some 20 students wasn't quite the way ...

BELFAST, Maine (WABI) - From prehistoric Venus figurines to Michelangelo’s David, artists have tried to capture the natural beauty of the human form for thousands of years. In Belfast, a weekly class ...

In a classroom in the basement of Lesley University, seven models are holding dramatic poses. Some stand with outstretched arms while others recline on the floor with twisted torsos. After 30 seconds, ...

Several dozen local artists had the rare chance to draw a nude model recently at the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse. Open Figure Drawing of Syracuse holds two such events every year. Model Marina ...

One by one, five artists file into a small studio space on the second floor of a multitenant building at 707 N. Cedar St. on the edge of Kendall Yards. Each carries their preferred art medium: ...

The thought of stepping in front of a roomful of artists as a figure drawing model for the first time was nerve-wracking for Michelle Long. She recalls nervously rehearsing for her modeling debut in ...

Pencils and paintbrushes rise when Kelly removes her robe and perches on a wooden platform one recent Sunday morning. Each artist in the small group at the Arts & Design Society of Fort Walton Beach ...