Lousy experience

[Ngaire Winwood]

I had similar problems until I bit the bullet and decided to start a drawing group. I have also arranged life drawing for our region with 15 turning up for the first 3 hour session.

I asked around for a cheap room and finally found one in a function centre, maybe you have something similar that is not used regularly. It also happened to be a Bed/Breakfast place which had a room they are renovating. Funds haven't come in to renovate and it will be a year or so, it is just sitting there, not being used. I offered a small fee $5 head and the model charges $20/hour nude. $15 clothed.(You could even try hotels, schools or colleges)

Also each week, 2 or 3 of us get together and draw each other(clothed). It is good at the moment I have just come back tonight from the 3rd one, but for a sustained drawing/painting we might use each other as models, each take a turn a week to sit. As long as there is two people, you can take turns. For Nude Life Drawing you might find a way to share costs with another artist as the size of the room will be challenging with more than 2 or 3.

[Jimmie Arroyo]

Originally Posted by Ngaire Winwood

I had similar problems until I bit the bullet and decided to start a drawing group. I have also arranged life drawing for our region with 15 turning up for the first 3 hour session.

I asked around for a cheap room and finally found one in a function centre, maybe you have something similar that is not used regularly. It also happened to be a Bed/Breakfast place which had a room they are renovating. Funds haven't come in to renovate and it will be a year or so, it is just sitting there, not being used. I offered a small fee $5 head and the model charges $20/hour nude. $15 clothed.(You could even try hotels, schools or colleges)

Also each week, 2 or 3 of us get together and draw each other(clothed). It is good at the moment I have just come back tonight from the 3rd one, but for a sustained drawing/painting we might use each other as models, each take a turn a week to sit. As long as there is two people, you can take turns. For Nude Life Drawing you might find a way to share costs with another artist as the size of the room will be challenging with more than 2 or 3.

Hi, you must have just gotten in there while I was typing. Thanks for the tips. I already have a place to draw Saturday mornings, the class is 3 hours long, $15 a pop, but I can only stay for an hour and a half before I have to leave to catch the last few minutes of my daughter's tennis sessions and work. I'm looking to do finished work from life, so I'd rather stay away from the group thing so I have total control over it. I'm confused.