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 ...

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) - A couple’s side hustle requires bravery. Jane Durden and Joseph Winstead are figure models. The two pose for art students. Sometimes, their work requires nudity. “The idea of ...

Blank canvases fill the intimate space of an art studio, which is focused on a wooden stage in the front of the room. Students are propped up in their seats waiting to begin class. Charles Coffman ...

The workers who pose for artists at historic organizations like the Art Students League say they are overworked and underpaid ...

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 ...

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 ...

When I saw Chris stroll up to the entrance of Caffe Strada, I felt, in a way, as though I already knew him. I had already seen his slight — but well-built — naked figure, courtesy of my friend’s ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook “You know that dream that everyone has when you wake up and you’re in the middle of a classroom ...