Alida Pepper was staring down depression. Stuck in her apartment in San Francisco, she worried that all the plans she’d made were about to unravel. For months, Pepper, a full-time life drawing model, ...

A life drawing class at the Boston Figurative Art Center (photo by Danielle Parhizkaran/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) Aaron Bogan, a professional art model and illustrator originally from New ...

Drawing can be an act of self-care — releasing stress, boosting creativity, and promoting mindfulness. Share on Pinterest JasonDoiy/Getty Images Drawing therapy, while not an official name, is ...

London-based Wild Life Drawing classes swap human models for exotic animals, from wolves to seven-week-old owlets, helping urbanites reconnect with nature through art. A rotund life model waddles into ...

Figure drawing is thriving in L.A. Every week, the city’s artists have a plethora of opportunities to get together in real space and draw from life. Pros and amateurs alike can sketch a famous drag ...

‘In my 50 years as a professional, of the hundreds of artists I have encountered, only two were Mozarts — gifted from the cradle. All the rest of us had to work hard building and sharpening our skills ...

In the Before Times, I had occasionally gone to life-drawing classes: part social activity, part attempt to improve drawing skills. I would say I sort of enjoyed them; I liked the atmosphere, the ...

It's a Wednesday night in south-east London and dozens of intrepid young single people are sitting cross legged on the floor and looking up at a disrobed life model. "Am I doing feet again?" I ask, ...

High Low Art Space (936 SE 34th Ave., highlowartspace.com), like any good studio, is crafty and inviting with a touch of chaos. Every rickety lectern, folding table and paint-splattered shelf is ...