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Bay Area Classical Artist Atelier
Barrett Hall at the Belmont Parks and Recreation
1835 Belburn St.
Belmont, CA 94002
BACAAClasses
BACAA.org 
650-574-2210
Instructed
BACAA hosts workshops with master artists who teach in the tradition
of contemporary classical tradition. Classes: Figure drawing, painting
from live art models, long pose. Open studios: Long pose in between
scheduled workshop. Students of all levels welcome. Single sessions available.
[2009-09-02]
H. Momo Zhou Fine Art Studio
1017 California Drive
Burlingame, CA 94010
650-513-1758
Instructed and Uninstructed
We have a regular uninstructed workshop with various models: male and female, nude and clothed,
depending on the event day. 6 hour sessions (with short lunch period).
Classes include Foundation, Landscape, and Figure and meet in 2 or 3 hour sessions.
Easels provided. Any medium is welcome. Please see our website for the latest details!
[2012-07-19]
Community School of Music and Arts (CSMA) at Finn Center
230 San Antonio Circle
Mountain View, CA 94040
infoarts4all.org
650-917-6800
Uninstructed
Life Drawing Open Studio. Mondays 7:00-10:00pm. Opportunity to work with other students & artists.
Model provided for several short poses followed by two long poses. Draw from costumed art model on first Monday
of each month. Bring own supplies. $7 per session or $60 for 10 sessions.
[2010-03-09]
SOMArts Cultural Center
934 Brannan Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
infosomarts.org
415-863-1414
Uninstructed
Figure Drawing. Saturdays 10:30am-1:30pm, except holidays. This class has been ongoing for 15+ years.
Instructors and live art models are provided. The class is $8 per person. Drop-ins are always welcome.
[2009-08-17]
Rob Anderson Studio School
1360 Mission Street, Ground Floor
San Francisco, CA 94103
classesrobandersonstudio.com
415-596-7608
Instructed
My extensive classical figure drawing and anatomy course, Part I and II, meets on alternating
Saturdays 9:00am-4:00pm. Both nude and costumed models, male and female, are utilized depending
on course and topic. The length of poses change with the course; gesture to long-term. Students
provide their own easels and materials. The school setting is spacious and light filled. This is
a congenial atmosphere for the professional and serious amateur artist alike combining a superior
level of instruction and plenty of individual attention. Please see the website for fees and
additional courses.
[2011-12-30]
Academy of Art University
79 New Montgomery Street
San Francisco, CA 94105-3410
admissionsacademyart.edu
800-544-2787
Instructed
Classes include Head and Figure Sculpture 1, Gestural Figure Sculpture,
Advanced Figure Drawing/Fine Art, Heads & Hands, Clothed Figure
Painting, Advanced Figure Painting.
[2009-09-25]
Dr. Sketchy's San Francisco
111 Minna Gallery
111 Minna St.
San Francisco, CA 94105
Uninstructed
Cabaret drawing events once a month. This is the San Francisco affiliate of Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School, founded in New York City.
[2010-03-16]
California College of the Arts
1111 Eighth Street
San Francisco, CA 94107-2247
ext-edcca.edu 510-594-3710
Instructed
Classes include The Figure in Clay and Life Drawing Portraiture Intensive.
Some classes take place at the Oakland campus: 5212 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94618-1426.
[E]
Mission
Cultural Center for Latino Arts
2868 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
infomissionculturalcenter.org
415-643-2778
Uninstructed
Life Drawing. Fridays 6:00-8:30pm. $8. Must be at least 18 years old.
[E]
Life Drawing Workshops - Mission District
3435 Cesar Chavez, Studio #302 (southeast corner at Valencia)
San Francisco, CA 94110
RobertRobertWindle.com 415-722-9183
Uninstructed
Life Drawing Workshops. Drop-in, no instructor.
Tuesday evenings from 7:00-10:00pm and Saturday mornings from 9:00am-12:00noon.
The fee is ten dollars for each three-hour session. We provide
a supportive work environment with great models and a relaxed friendly
atmosphere. Drawing horses, drawing boards, large worktables and
some easels that are available for your use. Brush up on your drawing
skills or explore new techniques. Beginner or advanced, everyone
is welcome. The focus of these drawing sessions is on gesture and
short poses. We work in twenty-minute sets and the length of the
pose varies from one to twenty minutes. See website or call for more information.
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[2009-08-26] [E]
Root Division
3175 17th Street (at South Van Ness)
San Francisco, CA 94110
adultedrootdivision.org
415-863-7668
Instructed
Art classes include Figure Drawing.
[E]
Drawing with Collen
530 Edinburgh Street
San Francisco, CA 94112
infodrawingwithcollen.com
415.971.7617
Instructed
Private art lessons for one or more students. Art classes include Figure Drawing and Anatomy.
[E]
23rd Street Drawing Studio
3747 23rd Street
San Francisco, CA 94114
23rdstreetstudiogmail.com
Instructed and Uninstructed
• Figure drawing classes with instruction. $16-$17 per session.
Sunday afternoons 1:30-4:30pm,
Monday afternoons 1:30-4:30pm,
Tuesday evenings 6:30-9:30pm,
Thursday evenings 6:30-9:30pm for returning students.
• We currently offer four non-instructional figure drawing sessions a week with a live model.
$12 per session.
Sunday mornings 10:00am-1:00pm,
Monday mornings 9:30am-12:30pm,
Monday evenings 6:30-9:30pm,
Wednesday evenings 6:30-9:30pm
[2009-08-06]
Big Umbrella Studios
906½ Divisadero St.
San Francisco, CA 94115
infobigumbrellastudios.com
Uninstructed
Drop-in figure drawing every first Friday of the month from 7:00-10:00pm. $10.
"Artgasm" Drink N Draw event every first and third Wednesday of the month.
[2012-01-03]
Sadie Valeri Atelier
17th and Mission
San Francisco, CA 94117
sadiejgmail.com
Instructed and Uninstructed
Instructed classes include Classical Long Pose Figure Drawing. 6
Sundays, $480. Learn 19th century atelier methods for depicting
accurate proportions, convincing light, and organic form through
careful study of a long pose. Open to absolute beginners and experienced artists.
Uninstructed Figure Drawing: Tuesdays 6:30-9:30pm. $22 for a single session; $80 for 4 sessions.
Draw or paint from a live art model in a beautiful studio in San Francisco's Mission district.
Light easels and some tabourets are provided, or bring you own easel. Good ventilation;
painters must use odorless mineral spirits. See website to sign up.
[2010-10-01]
Sharon Art Studio
Golden Gate Park
300 Bowling Green Drive
San Francisco, CA 94122
infosharonartstudio.org
415-753-7004
Instructed
Classes include Life Drawing.
[E]
San Francisco Art Institute
800 Chestnut Street (between Jones and Leavenworth)
San Francisco, CA 94133
acesfai.edu
415-749-4554
Uninstructed
Open Drawing Studio, Fridays 5:30-8:30pm. A resource open to the community since the 1950s, the Open Drawing Studio
provides a great opportunity to draw from a live art model in a relaxed and informal atmosphere. $10 per session.
[E]
San Francisco Studio School
300 Broadway, Suite 28
San Francisco. CA 94133
infosfstudioschool.org
415-398-4300
Instructed
Thursdays 10:00am-5:00pm including (3) additional 3-hour, monitor-supervised
drawing sessions (optional). Unlike sketch classes and academic
atelier courses, "Drawing as a Tour de Force" investigates
the relationship between the way we see and what drawing means as
a form of art. Six weeks are spent working from single and two model
setups, interspersed with critiques, discussion and lectures. The
artist's intent, drawing as a medium unto itself, questions of the
picture plane, space, scale, visual metaphor and narrative concept
are all engaged. Additional open studio time with art models is included.
[2011-05-24]
Pacific Art League
668 Ramona St.
Palo Alto, CA 94301
frontdeskpacificartleague.org
650-321-3891
Instructed and Uninstructed
The League offers Uninstucted Figurative Sculpture and Uninstructed
Life Drawing.
Instructed Art classes include Figure Drawing; Abstract Figurative Painting;
Figure Painting in Oil and Pastel; Beginning-Advanced Sculpture with a Model.
[E]
Palo Alto Art Center
1313 Newell Road
Palo Alto, California 94303
ArtCentercityofpaloalto.org
650-329-2366
Uninstructed
Tuesdays 7:00pm-10:00pm. Open drawing Life Drawing workshops feature
short or long nude poses with male or female art models. Occasionally
two models pose. No instruction. Fee is $8, but tips are encouraged.
[2012-11-21]
Drawing Circus
Palo Alto Art Center
1313 Newell Road
Palo Alto, CA 94303
510-725-5799 for more information.
Uninstructed
Sunday afternoons 1:00-4:00pm. The open drawing studio with instructor provides an unusual, relaxed and creative atmosphere.
Nude, costumed, or moving poses of various lengths in fully equipped drawing studios. The first session is free.
[2012-09-08]
Frank Bette Center for the Arts
1601 Paru Street
Alameda, CA 94501
infofrankbettecenter.org
510-523-6957
Uninstructed
Gesture Poses with a nude art model every Tuesday 6:30-9:30pm. All skill levels welcome. Bring your own materials.
Space limited. Members $50 per month. Limited drop-in spaces are available at $15 per session. Members only. No Instructor.
[2010-04-25]
Anatomy Tools
1912 Stanford Street
Alameda, CA 94501
infoanatomytools.com
510-769-1828
Instructed
Classes include Recreating Heads & Expressions,
Human Anatomy: Level 1 and 2, Humanoid Creatures: Invention and Design,
and Mastering Human Anatomy in ZBrush.
[E]
Arts Benicia
991 Tyler Street #115
Benicia, CA 94510
infoartsbenicia.org
707-747-0131
Uninstructed
Benicia Figure Drawing Group. 1st and 3rd Tuesdays 7:00pm-10:00pm, ongoing. Please arrive before 7:00pm to set up your station.
The three-hour session begins with short poses for warm-up gesture drawings, and then gradually increases to 20-minute poses.
Bring your own drawing materials; a number of easels are available for use.
Two sessions in one Month: $35 Members, $40 Non-Members.
One session: $20 Members, $25 Non-Members.
[E]
Adobe Center Art Studios
20395 San Miguel
Castro Valley, CA 94546
recreationhaywardrec.org
510-881-6735
Instructed
Life Drawing daytime and evening classes; 4-week sessions. Session
involves 20 minutes studies, gesture poses and one long pose for
drawing, painting or sculpting. Odorless thinners only. No cameras.
All levels welcome. Pre-registration required. The minimum number
must be met one week prior to the start of class so a model may be booked.
[2009-08-11]
Barbara Stanton's Figure Drawing Workshop
Bothwell Art Center
2466 8th St.
Livermore, CA 94550
microangeloearthlink.net
925-373-9638
Uninstructed
Figure Drawing Workshop. Friday mornings 9:30am-12:30pm. Live nude
art models, no instructor. Artists bring their own materials and easels.
We start with one and two minute gesture poses, then two ten minute
poses and twenty minute poses for the rest of the session. On the
last Friday of the month we have gestures and then one long pose
for the rest of the session. Coffee, tea and refreshments are available.
Individual sessions are $20. Open to all artists. Students under
18 need parental permission to attend.
[2009-07-16]
Nimbus Arts Center
3111 St. Helena Hwy., Suite 1B
St. Helena, CA 94574
infonimbusarts.org
707-963-5278
Instructed
Figure Drawing Open Studio in Napa Valley. The Human form is the
most basic and beautiful of subjects for artists of every skill
level, trained or beginner. These classes offer drawing in a wide
variety of media, individual attention and critique as well as group
appreciation and comment. These studio sessions will be serious
but delightful evenings of figure studies and still life settings
built around professional live art models. Please bring your own materials
or call for a suggested list. $8 drop-in ongoing series, Tuesdays
7:00-9:00pm. Other classes include Sculpture Studio101.
[2010-09-25]
Civic Arts Education
P.O. Box 8039
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
artsedarts-ed.org
925-943-5846
Instructed and Uninstructed
Instructed Art classes include Life Drawing, Figure Painting like the
Old Masters, and Portrait & Figure Painting. Uninstructed Open
Studio Workshop with Model: Studio available for working from the
figure, short and long poses, supervised use; no instructor. Participants
provide their own supplies. Different model each week). Enrollment
limited. Note: Oils and acrylics ok in Monday class. No solvents
in Friday class. See website for schedule and enrollmet details.
[E]
Lightning Coyote Studio
2914 Linden St
Oakland, CA 94608
lightnincoyoteyahoo.com 510-836-0363
Uninstructed
Drawing from the Nude Model. Every Tuesday evening 7:00-10:00pm. These are open sessions with no instructor.
Space is sometimes limited so please call first. $12.00 to drop in or $40.00 Monthly. Painting Sessions are $15.00 drop in.
[E]
The Atelier School of Classical Realism
4920 Telegraph Avenue
Oakland, CA 94609
dnshardyyahoo.com
510-465-1958
Instructed
Saturday Figure Drawing & Anatomy Courses. The curriculum consists
of four parts which must be taken in sequence. Each part is three
trimesters. The classes are all day from 9:00am-4:00pm with a
lunch break from 12:00-1:00pm. Single sessions of the Saturday
Figure Drawing and Anatomy Course may be attended if there is an
opening and subject to the approval of the instructor. The cost
is $90/session, payable at the beginning of the session.
[E]
Dr. Sketchy's East Bay
Layover Lounge as well as other east bay venues
Oakland, CA 94612
Uninstructed
Started in 2005 by artist Molly Crabapple, the concept is simple.
Artist's draw glamorous burlesque dancers, compete in contests,
and win wacky prizes. From it's humble Brooklyn beginnings, Dr.
Sketchy's now has nearly 70 branches around the globe, including
Hollywood, London, Rome, Tokyo, and Melbourne. And finally to the East Bay!
[2011-04-07]
Bay Area Models Guild Drawing Marathon
Merritt College
Art Building., Room A122
12500 Campus Drive
Oakland, CA 94619
Uninstructed
Quarterly event held on a Sunday in February, April, October, and
December. 10:00am-4:30pm. Artists can draw from several Guild models
varying short and long poses, modeling continuously for six hours..
[U]
Firehouse North Gallery
1790 Shattuck Ave.
Berkeley, CA 94703
Contact Karen at kzsherrcomcast.net to reserve a space
Uninstructed
East Bay Figure Painting is a very diverse group of artists who
get together to paint a model, sharing the costs. Currently our
program is a long pose lab hosted by the Firehouse North, an artist
collective in Berkeley. Tuesdays 10:00am-1:00pm with a clothed model. Model and pose
change every two weeks. $20/session. We strive to maintain an atmosphere
supportive of all media and approaches to the figure.
[2009-11-11]
Albany Adult School
603 Key Route Blvd.
Albany, CA 94706
510-558-2516
Instructed
Classes include Full Figure Drawing. Focus on understanding human anatomy and construction.
Composition, color values & drawing skills taught to enable each artist to find their own voice.
Additional $3-8 fee to instructor. Bring supplies to first class.
[E]
aMFa, rear Gallery
1318 10th St., off Gilman
Berkeley, CA 94710
925-818-8155
Uninstructed
Wednesday afternoons 1:00-4:00pm. Natural light only, high ceilings, 2 skylights,
nude model with minimal staging. Fast poses to loosen up, longer poses for studies,
three hour poses for painting, group consensus. Bring your own portable easel. Chairs provided.
$25/session or $80/month. This class is for artists who love the passage of natural light on skin tones, artists
who want to explore the figure/ground relationship, experienced artists who need a model or
beginning artists who need some instruction. This class will be ongoing as long as there is interest.
Optional instruction, beginners welcome, run by helpful, professional artists.
[2012-04-06]
ASUC Art Studio
Lower Sproul Plaza, MLK JR. Student Union
UC Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720
artstudioberkeley.edu 510-642-6161
Instructed
Art classes include Figure Drawing.
[2009-08-10]
Life Drawing in Kroeber Hall
Kroeber Hall, Room 365, 3rd Floor
UC Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720
Contact Nona Refi contact_bama.ink09yahoo.com
510-528-2269
Uninstructed
Fridays 6:30-9:30pm and Saturdays 10:30am-1:30pm. $4 at the door. Open to the public.
Newcomers must fill out a registration form.
[2011-12-13]
Richmond Art Center
2540 Barrett Avenue
Richmond, CA 94804
admintherichmondartcenter.org
510-620-6772
Uninstructed
Life Drawing. This is designed for self-directed figure study from
a live model. A monitor will guide the art model through a series of
short to longer poses. Appropriate for students who wish to work
independently in drawing or painting medium of their choice. Oil
paints not permitted. Minimum 12 students. Bring a friend! See drop-in
policy for restrictions. Day drop-in fee: RAC Member $20, Nonmember $25.
[E]
Drawing Circus
Richmond Art Center
2540 Barrett Avenue
Richmond, CA 94804
510-725-5799 for more information.
Uninstructed
Monday nights 6:30-9:30pm. The open drawing studio with instructor provides an unusual, relaxed and creative atmosphere.
Nude, costumed, or moving poses of various lengths in fully equipped drawing studios. The first session is free.
[2012-09-08]
Rileystreet Art Supply
1138 4th St.
San Rafael, CA 94901
sanrafaelrileystreet.com 415-457-2787
Uninstructed
Drop-in Figure Drawing Group. Thursdays 7:00-10:00pm. $15.00/session. Well established and popular Monday night drawing group.
Bring your own easel if possible: tables and some easel benches are available: first come/first served. All mediums welcome.
If you paint in oil, please be prepared to clean your brushes and materials at home to keep the space solvent free.
Please come to the back door, located on Julia Street between A and B, and ring the doorbell to be let in.
[E]
The Center Art Group (T.C.A.G.)
Bolinas Community Center
42 Warf Rd.
Bolinas, CA 94924
For more information contact ladoratayahoo.com
Uninstructed
Figure drawing every Thursday 9:00am-12:00noon. The art model starts
the session with a series of one minute poses that progress into
5, 10, and 15-25 minute poses. Bring materials such as a drawing
board, larger paper, charcoal. Multimedia is optional. T.C.A.G.’s
intention is to create an ongoing space where one can afford to
practice art, on a regular or drop-in basis. For $10 to $30 sliding scale.
[2011-04-13]
Northbay ArtWorks
7049 Redwood Blvd., Ste. 208
Novato, CA 94945
415-892-8188
Uninstructed
Life Drawing. Wednesdays 7:10-10:10pm. $15 drop-in.
[E]
MarinMOCA
500 Palm Drive
Novato, CA 94949
infomarinmoca.org
415-506-0137
Uninstructed
Tuesdays 10:00am-1:00pm. Draw or paint from live art models in a variety of costumes and settings.
Drop-in $15 per session, or $80 for 8 consecutive sessions.
[2009-10-06]
l'Atelier aux Couleurs: the Art Academy
250 Water Street
Petaluma, CA 94952
707-773-1324
Instructed
Classes include Head & Figure Painting.
[2011-10-20]
Art Museum of Los Gatos
4 Tait Avenue at W. Main Street
Los Gatos, CA 95031
EducationMuseumsofLosGatos.org
408-395-7386
Uninstructed
Life Drawing Class. Tuesdays 2:00-4:30pm. $16 per session. Ongoing.
Drop-in basis. Bring a portable easel. Chairs are available. 18-years
and older. No registration required. No solvents.
[E]
Triton Museum of Art
1505 Warburton Ave.
Santa Clara, CA 95050
408-247-3754
Instructed
Life Drawing with Kristin Lindseth-Rivera. $175 members/$195 general for 10-week course. Drop-in fee: $20/session.
Thursday evenings 6:30-9:00pm—see website for dates. Gain a basic understanding of direct observation with
different models, short to medium range poses, advance-critiques, and feedback from instructor. Bring your own easel.
Tables and chairs are provided. Beginning to advanced work.
Other figurative art classes include Sculpture: Classic Human Figure and Portrait & Figure Painting.
[2012-01-09]
Michaelangelo Studio
1111-A River St.
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
infomichaelangelogallery.net
831-426-5500
Instructed
Figure drawing classes with a live model. Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, 7:00-10:00pm. $15.
These lessons are intensive observational practices in perceiving the human body.
The student is urged to develop a sensitivity to the structure, anatomy and expressive qualities
of male and female bodies in considering the role of lines, planes, values, masses and shapes,
as the 3-dimensional form is translated into a 2-dimensional rendering of it. After continued
practice of conceptualizing the proportions of the body using traditional mediums, the students
are encouraged to use color and various mediums and then critically analyze the results of this experimentation.
[E]
Santa Cruz Art League
526 Broadway
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
cindyscal.org
831-426-5787
Instructed and Uninstructed
• Instructed: Figure Painting in Oil. Working directly from
the model, the participant will explore concepts of anatomy, design
and color. While the emphasis will be in oil painting,acrylics and
watercolors may be used. A workbook will be provided. Level: Some
painting experience necessary.
• Uninstructed: Figurative Drawing. Facilitated by Open Studio artist Richard Bennett.
$16 (Members $14; Students $10). Drop-ins welcome! Monday night 7:00-10:00pm - Drawing from an art model.
1st & 3rd Monday afternoon 1:00-4:00pm - Drawing and Painting a live art model, longer poses.
[2009-09-14]
Alameda Art Works
1068 The Alameda, Studio #11
San Jose, CA 95126
deannabeyeearthlink.net
408-390-5430
Uninstructed
Figure drawing Wednesdays 6:00-8:00pm. $10. We meet in Studio #11
or if we have a large group, Studio #7. If you let us know you're
planning to be there we have a better idea of how many chairs to
get out. But if you don't know until the last minute you're still welcome!
There is parking by both the front and back entrances.
[2010-06-07]
San José State Animation / Illustration Club (aka Shrunken Head Man)
San José State University
Art & Design Building, Art 312
One Washington Square
San José, CA 95192
shmshmclub.com
Uninstructed
Figure Drawing. Mondays 6:30-9:30pm, Thursdays 6:30-9:30pm, Fridays 2:00-5:00pm.
$4.00 per session or $75.00 per semester. Sessions are packed, so come early and come often.
[2010-03-09]
Knowlton Gallery
115 S. School Street #14
Lodi, CA 95240
robinknowltongallery.com 209-368-5123
Instructed
The gallery hosts periodic two to four day intensive workshops including
Painting the Figure & Portraiture and Costumed Figure Painting.
[2011-10-25]
Chartreuse Muse Figure Drawing
918 10th St.
Modesto, CA 95354
For information contact Jack Morris jjackm55yahoo.com
Uninstructed
These are open session life drawing workshops from 7:00-10:00pm every
Tuesday evening at the Chartreuse Muse Gallery. We have shorter
poses twice a month and longer poses the remainder of the month.
We are a small group with male and female art models. $10 per session
at the only Muse. Enter through the back door and we are upstairs.
[2009-10-01]
Gualala Arts Center
46501 Gualala Road
Gualala, CA 95445
infogualalaarts.org 707-884-1138
Uninstructed
Wednesdays 3:00-6:00pm, upstairs at GAC. Open to all and all skill levels. Model's fee is shared, usually $8 - $12.
Models are paid $20 per hour. We always need new art models.
For information contact Mike Mee, meemikeyahoo.com
707-785-3999.
[2009-08-31]
Mendocino Art Center
45200 Little Lake Street at Kasten Street, P.O. Box 765
Mendocino, CA 95460
mendoartmcn.org
707-937-5818, ext. 10
Instructed and Uninstructed
• Figure Drawing Open Studio coordinated by Mendocino Figure Drawing Collective. June, July, August: Saturdays 1:30-4:30pm.
September through May: Wednesdays 1:30-4:30pm.
Fee: $12 per session, or $10 per session paid by the month.
Uninstructed. Studious and mellow atmosphere. No solvents.
• Check website for instructed workshops.
[2013-01-02]
Sebastopol Center for the Arts
6780 Depot Street
Sebastopol, CA 95472
707-829-4797
Uninstructed
Go Figure! Drop-in open studio figure study sessions. Draw, paint, or sculpt a live art model in an open,
well-lit studio. All levels. Bring own materials. No turpenoid or turpentine solvents! Artists must
be 18 and over. Mondays 12:00-3:00pm, single 3-hour pose session; $15 per session or $50 for 4-prepaid sessions.
Wednesdays 7:00-10:00pm, multiple short poses 1st hour, then 20 minute poses; $12 per session or $40 for 4-prepaid sessions.
[E]
Arcata Life Drawing Circle
StewART Studios
1125 16th Street, Suite 105-D
Arcata, CA 95521
numeerimage.com
Uninstructed
Drop-in Life Drawing Sessions.
Tuesdays 7:00-9:00pm. $5. Several long poses.
Thursdays 7:00-9:00pm. $5. Fast gestures and short poses.
Fridays 10:00am-12:00noon. $5. Fast gestures and short poses.
[2011-12-06]
Sacramento Fine Arts Center, Inc.
5330B Gibbons Drive
Carmichael, CA 95608
sfacsacfinearts.org 916-971-3713
Uninstructed
Life Drawing. Fridays 9:00am-12:00noon.
[2011-10-25]
Davis Figure Drawing Group
The Pence Gallery
212 D Street
Davis, CA 95616
530-758-3370
Uninstructed
Every Wednesday 6:30-9:30pm. $12. This group is for both experienced artists and amateurs to have an opportunity to draw
from the nude art model in a relaxed and non-competitive atmosphere. All skill levels are welcome. If you do not wish to join
the online group, you may prepay in cash for the upcoming session at the front desk of The Pence. Space is limited.
No wet media (oil, acrylic, watercolor). The Pence has been generous enough to let us meet in their gallery, so we would
like to pay them the courtesy of leaving the space as we found it.
[E]
The School of Light & Color
10030 Fair Oaks Blvd.
Fair Oaks, CA 95628
sarbacklightandcolor.com
916-966-7517
Instructed and Uninstructed
Ongoing instructed classes include Figure Painting and Portrait Painting.
Intensive weekend workshops are also offered occasionally, such as Figuring Out the Figure.
Uninstructed open studio with live art model (nude and/or clothed).
Fridays 10:00am-1:00pm. $10. No registration needed.
[E]
Roseville Arts! Blue Line Gallery
405 Vernon Street, Suite 100
Roseville, CA 95678
vnagyrosevillearts.org 916-783-4117
Uninstructed
Monthly Life Drawing Studio with a nude art model. Last Wednesday of the month. $10 with RESERVATION; $15 drop-in Fee.
We need at least 6 artists to pay for the model, so please call the gallery to RSVP to hold open a slot and/or check availability.
Bring your charcoal, pencil, sketch pad, and an artist easel if you prefer standing, we will provide the model and just a few tables.
[E]
Capital ArtWorks
1215 21st Street, Suite B
Sacramento, CA 95811
drgualcorgaid.com 916-207-3787
Instructed and Uninstructed
Open Figure Drawing/Painting Sessions are held four days a week. Short pose and long pose sessions
are offered with nude models. Long pose clothed/costumed sessions are also offered. See the website for
schedule and parking information.
Instructed Portrait Drawing/Painting class is ongoing.
[2011-11-14]
Crocker Art Museum
216 O Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
educationcrockerartmuseum.org
916-808-1182
Instructed
Art classes include Figure Drawing for Beginners. Using a nude art model as your subject,
learn simple techniques to draw the human figure. In the galleries, see how
figure drawing can be applied to portraiture and sculpture. Then in the studio,
gain an understanding of basic anatomy and how to use charcoal and pencil to depict volume.
Visit our website to download the most recent class schedule.
[2011-12-13]
Patris Studio at S12
1200 S Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
artist_patrisyahoo.com 916-397-8958
Instructed
See the website for current figure drawing and figure painting classes.
[E]
12th & S ART
1200 S Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
michaelmikolongmail.com
Uninstructed
Artist Michael Mikolon hosts figure drawing and painting sessions in his studio 5 times a week. $10 per session.
Tuesdays 10:00am-1:00pm - short poses, nude model
Tuesdays 6:00pm-9:00pm - short poses, nude model
Thursdays 1:30pm-4:30pm - long pose, clothed model
Thursdays 6:00pm-9:00pm - long pose, nude model
Saturdays 10:00am-1:00pm - short poses, nude model
[E]
American River College Fine Arts Club
4700 College Oak Drive, Room 510
Sacramento, CA 95841
Contact Prof. Sarah Mattson mattsosarc.losrios.edu
916-484-8433
Uninstructed
Figure Friday. Life drawing workshops. Fridays 2:30-5:30pm. $5.00 for a 3-hour session.
Students, faculty, staff and professional artists are welcome.
[E]
Chico Art Center
450 Orange Street, Suite 6
Chico, CA 95928
530-895-8726
Instructed and Uninstructed
Instructed Art classes include Figure Drawing. See website for current schedule.
Uninstructed Figure Drawing Open Studio, Mondays 9:00am-12:00noon, Room 2.
Uninstructed Drawing with Live Models, Thursdays 9:00am-12:00noon, Room 2.
[E]
Artist Studios in the Foothills (As If Studios)
940 Idaho Maryland Rd
Grass Valley, CA 95945
Contact Bob Martin 530-274-7000
or bobmartin95949gmail.com
Uninstructed
Open Figure Drawing sessions are offered for twice weekly. Instruction is available upon request.
Wednesdays 7:00-9:30pm. $12 per session. Figure Drawing/Painting Saturdays 9:00am-1:00pm;
same pose for 3 sessions. $48 for the 3 sessions. We request an email notification to attend.
[2010-02-16]
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