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

• Dec. 26 - NO SESSION HOLIDAY BREAK

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• Jan. 2 - Live model JME will do lightly clothed\costumed poses.

• Jan. 9 - Live model Charles will do nude\undraped poses.

• Jan. 16 - TBA, lightly clothed poses

• Jan. 23 - Live model West Delora will do nude\undraped poses.

• Jan. 30 - TBA, lightly clothed poses

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• Feb. 6 - TBA, lightly clothed poses

• Feb. 13 - Live model Aline will do nude\undraped poses.

• Feb. 20 - Live model Tom will do lightly clothed poses.

• Feb. 27 - Live model Brian M. will do nude\undraped poses.

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• March 6 - TBA, lightly clothed poses

• March 13 - Live model Christopher F. will do nude\undraped poses.