The beachKraft is proud to host Life Drawing events with Live Models!

 

Live, clothed or nude models in traditional and themed poses.

 

Bring your own art supplies or purchase some at the gallery. Bring your own art supplies or purchase some at the gallery. You only need your preferred sketchbook or drawing paper and a pencil, but you may bring any materials you prefer to use for figure drawing.

 

We have stand-up easels and tabletop easels available.

 

Beginners welcome! No experience necessary, we will coach those new to drawing or new to figure drawing.

 

$25 per session as we pay models in full - no tipping necessary, but still appreciated.

 

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Live Model Drawing – Fall \ Winter 2025

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• Figure Drawing Fridays – 6:00pm – 8:00pm EVERY* Friday!

        (*We will be closed for July 4 holiday and July 18.)​

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• Our working studio and gallery is equipped with lighting, stage and privacy curtains.

 

• “Undraped” (nude) figure drawing sessions are held twice a month, on the second and fourth Fridays of the month.

 

• Clothed and costumed sessions are held the first and third and fifth Fridays of the month. For clothed sessions, we encourage models to wear form-fitting clothing that shows anatomy well. We do costumed and themed sessions October-December for our anime themed art show and holidays as appropriate.

 

• Join us after the session for social time at Jiang Court or Olney Beer and Wine.

 

Upcoming models: (subject to change)

Click on the model's name to visit them on the 'web'.

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Special Highly Animated 2.0  "cos-play" event sessions are highlighted.

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• Oct​. 3 - Model Kira will do costumed poses as Deku from "My Hero Academia".

• Oct. 10 - Live model Tom will do NUDE poses.

• Oct. 15 - WEDNESDAY SPECIAL TRIO SESSION - Live models Kira & co. -  Geralt,Triss and Yennifer from"Witcher"

• Oct. 17 - Model A.J. will be doing costumed poses as Genos from "One Punch Man"

• Oct. 24 - Live model Christopher F. will do NUDE poses.

• Oct. 31 - NO SESSION | HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

 

• Nov. 7 - Model Genna will be doing costumed poses as Esdeath from "Akame ga Kill!"​

• Nov. 14 - Live model Ramond will do NUDE poses.

• Nov. 21 - Model Joey will be doing costumed poses as Alice from "American McGee's Alice"

• Nov. 28 - Live model Amrita will do NUDE poses.

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• Dec. 5 - Live model Chris F. will do lightly clothed poses.

• Dec. 12 - Live model TBA will do NUDE poses.

• Dec. 19 - Live model Mimi will do lightly clothed poses.