The first time Dave Cairns stripped his robe in front of a class full of students he was nervous — and he wasn’t the only one. “The first time was for a group of five or six artists in the basement of ...

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 ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. The Emerson at Beall Park continues its winter season of figure drawing on Sunday nights from 6 - ...

For 82 years, Disney’s in-studio life drawing classes have helped evolve its animated characters. But as increasing reliance on computers lures young animators away from classical drawing, three of ...

I take the hand of my student, who grasps the willow charcoal — soft, not medium — and together we look at the figure model. "It’s best not to hold the charcoal like a pencil,” I say, “so you can use ...