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 ...

In the Before Times, I had occasionally gone to life-drawing classes: part social activity, part attempt to improve drawing skills. I would say I sort of enjoyed them; I liked the atmosphere, the ...

When contemplating work as a life model, the most important step of all comes first: think about how you’re going to tell your grandmother you take your clothes off for money. Once you’ve got past ...

Architecture’s loss was modeling’s gain in the case of Anna Klevhag, a statuesque Swede who was headed to university to study the latter when she was unexpectedly drawn into fashion. A favorite of ...

Mary Step’s walk-out basement is filled with easels, paints, pastels and working artists every Wednesday and Friday. “My husband built this studio for me. Why not share it? It’s a good amount of space ...