LA Area Life Drawing Workshops

Here is a grand list of figurative drawing workshops in and around the Los Angeles area. It was compiled by the very helpful Walt Strauch and posted here with his permission. It’s such a great list, thanks Walt!

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Life Drawing Workshops in the Los Angeles Area •compiled 11/2008
(Dates, times and availability may change, so check before you attend)

Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro
www.angelsgateart.org/classes.html
310.519.0936, Fax:310.519.8698
Location: 3601 South Gaffey Street, San Pedro, California 90731

Life Drawing Workshop (Uninstructed)
Contact: Bob Gallanot, 562.433.2595
Tuesday, 7 – 10 p.m.in Classroom G
Fee:$10
Nude figure modeling in a progression of short (1 min.) to long (20 min.) poses.Horses and some easels available.Coffee and snacks.

“Long Beach Art Workshop”- Life Drawing and Painting (Uninstructed)
Contact: Bob Esposito, 562.598.7578
Saturday, 8 a.m.- noon in Classroom G
Fee:$12
Nude figure. Alternating Saturdays pose schedule.
First Saturday a progression of short (1 min.) to long(20 min.) poses; following Saturday with same model in two long poses (2 hrs.each).Horses and
some easels available. Coffee.

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American Animation Institute (AAI), North Hollywood
818.766.0521
Location: 4729 Lankershim Blvd, North Hollywood, CA 91602-1864
Offering life drawing, animation studies, cartooning, and general art classes.

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Artspace, Culver City
Vladimir Goryachev, Director, 310.428.3914
call 310.397.2697
Location: 11847 Teale St., Culver City, CA 90230

Life Drawing Workshop (Uninstructed)
Thursday, 7 – 10 p.m.
Fee:$10 walk-in per session
Drawing from a live model.3 one hour poses.

Life Drawing & Painting Workshop (Uninstructed)
Friday 7 – 10 p.m.
7 –10 p.m., Uninstructed
Fee:$10 walk-in per session
Drawing and painting from a live model.3 one hour poses.

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Avenue 50 Studio, Highland Park
http://www.avenue50studio.com
ave50studio@sbcglobal.net or 323.258.1435
Location: 131 N.Ave.50, Highland Park, CA 90042

Figure Drawing in the Gallery
Tuesday, 7 – 10 p.m.
Fee:$12 donation per session
Different live model each week. From 2 minute poses up to 25 minutes. Art benches provided. Bring your own materials.

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Bedlam Warehouse (11/07, dark due to “problems”)
1275 E.6th St, Los Angeles, CA 90021
(just east of Alameda in downtown LA)
Contact:1-213-924-9000

Life Drawing Workshop (Uninstructed)
Tuesday, 10 p.m.- 2 a.m. (late-night)
Fee:Donation ($10) plus one drink
Multiple nude models on stand with elaborate set-up
Large space. Chairs, horses and easels available.

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CSULB
Contact: Yu Ji 562.985.4111
csulb.edu
Location:FA 204, CSULB
1250 N Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90840

Life Drawing Workshop
Sunday nights, 4 -7 p.m.(fills fast)
Fee:$5.

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Cannery Row Studios, Redondo Beach
Contact:Richard Stephens
www.canneryrowstudios.com or 888.366.1988
Location:604 N.Francisca Ave., Redondo Beach, CA 90277

Life Drawing & Painting Workshop
Thursday, 7 -10 p.m., but check beforehand as
space is limited. Some months dark.
Fee:$20
Live nude and costumed models. Some horses andeasels available. Bring your own drawing board and supplies.

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Courbet Art Circle, Studio Gallery, Santa Ana
Contact: Matt Olson, 714.824.7826 (cell)
714.568.1071
104 W.2nd St., Santa Ana, CA 92701
(upstairs studio loft)

Life Drawing/Painting Workshop (Uninstructed)
Tuesday, 6:30 – 9:30 p.m., figure or costume, long pose
Fee:$10

Life Drawing/Painting Workshop (Uninstructed)
Thursday, 6:30 – 9:30 p.m., figure or costume,long pose
Fee:$10

Life Drawing/Painting Workshop (Uninstructed)
Saturday, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m., figure or costume, long pose
Fee:$10

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The Drawing Club, Glendale
Coordinator:Bob Kato
www.thedrawingclub.com/home.asp or 626.303.2556
Location:3235 San Fernando Rd, #2C, Los Angeles, CA 90065
Thursday, 7 -10 p.m.
One Sunday Morning a month, 10 a.m.- 1 p.m.
Fee:$20 per session
Themed, staged sessions for illustrators, with costumed characters.

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Dr.Sketchy’s Anti-Art School, Hollywood
Contact:Kat Bardot
http://community.livejournal.com/drsketchy_la/profile
Location:M BAR 1253 North Vine, Hollywood, CA
323.856.0036
(Corner of VIne and Fountain)

Dr.Sketchy’s Burlesque Life Drawing Workshop
Every other Sunday, 4 p.m.- 6:30 p.m.
Fee:$15 at reserved table seats, $10 at the door
Dr.Sketchy’s is what happens when burlesque meets art school. Work from amazing performers of the Los Angeles area. All you need to do is bring your creativity and the medium of your choice! We also suggest bringing a drawing board to lean on.
All dry mediums are okay, as are dip pens and watercolor sets. Oil paints, messy mediums and stinky mediums are not okay. Please don’t cause a mess. Or we have to stay afterwards and clean it up. We also encourage photographers to come and
capture our beauties on film or digitally!

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Figure Drawing at the YWCA, Santa Monica
Coordinator:Dan Horowitz
www.smywca.org
310.452.3881 (YWCA) and ask about uninstructed life drawing.
Location:YWCA Santa Monica / Westside / Los
Angeles, 2019 14th Street (near Pico Blvd.), Santa Monica, CA 90405

Life Drawing Workshop (Uninstructed)
Tuesday, 7:00 – 9:30 p.m., ongoing life drawing workshop
Fee:$12 per night (for non-YWCA-members), or a 4-night block for $40 (YWCA-members only).
Affordable, uninstructed life drawing workshop every Tuesday night using high quality, diverse models. Poses usually range from two minutes to twenty minutes. Workshop features the best figure models in Los Angeles. All skill levels are welcome. Bring your own drawing supplies and a drawing board.

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LACMA
www.lacma.org/programs/AdultStudioArt.aspx
Education Department, 323.857.6512
(example) Life Drawing with artist Michael Wright
Saturday (5 different days), 11 – 1:30 p.m.
Fee: Members $135, nonmembers $145. Five-week session. Enrollment is limited to twelve participants. Art materials are included in the tuition. Learn to develop an understanding of the human form by sketching from live nude models. Using charcoal, pencil, and pastels in loose drawing exercises, participants will explore the fundamentals of life drawing.

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lalifedrawing.com

lalifedrawing.com (Workshops)
Listings of other drawing workshops in the Los Angeles area.Excellent calendar listings and Web links of various workshops in the LA area.

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Life Drawing Marathon, Torrance (El Camino College)
Contact: Michael Van Overbeck
mbv41mail@gmail.com or 310.660.3994
(previously LifePainting.com)
Commed@elcamino.edu (Community Education) or 310.660.6460
Location: El Camino Community College, Art & Behavioral Sciences Rooms 205 & 209
16007 Crenshaw Blvd., Torrance, CA 90506

All Day Life Drawing & Painting Workshop (Uninstructed)
Last Sunday of month, 10 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.(but
check schedule for holiday weekends)
Fee: $18 + $5 model fee. (Must also obtain parking voucher at machines for $2)
Two classrooms;short pose room (1 minute to 30 minute poses) and long pose room (1 pose for six hours), uninstructed. Horses and easels available. Coffee and snacks.

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Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art, Van Nuys
http://laafa.org/
http://laafa.org/sessions/calendar/
(877) MY-LAAFA (toll free) Classes and ongoing open workshops
or 818.708.9232
Location:16926 Saticoy Street, Van Nuys, CA 91406 (Parking around back)

Themed Drawing and Painting Workshop
Sunday, 1 p.m.- 9 p.m.(approx.every month-and-a-half. Call for availability)
Fee:$75
Multiple nude and costumed models posed in elaborate, decorative, lit sets. Fee includes food and drink with music played by a live DJ. Themes vary; circus, mardi gras, Arabian nights, etc. Nine other shorter uninstructed drawing and painting workshops to choose from.

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Los Angeles Art Association, Los Angeles
www.laaa.org/calendar/workshops.html
Call for reservations and workshop location:
213.620.1554
Location:Santa Fe Art Colony, 2349 S.Santa Fe Avenue, Studio C, Los Angeles, CA

Life Drawing Workshop (Uninstructed)
Wednesday, 7:30 – 10:30 p.m.
Fee:$8 per session
Professional models. Alternates between short and long poses weekly. No instruction. Artists must bring all drawing equipment.
www.laaa.org/outreach/index.html

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LAAA/Gallery 825, Los Angeles
825 N.La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90069
310.652.8272
Art classes, open to all adults, 18 years and older.

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The Los Feliz Life drawing Workshops, Los Feliz
Contact: Jennifer McChristian
www.myspace.com/losfelizlifedrawing
Location: 4451 and 3/4 Kingswell Ave, (Northeast corner of Kingswell and Hillhurst in the heart of Los Feliz Village.There’s a long driveway and we’re all the way at the back, through a little courtyard to a door with “Art Studio” painted on it.)

Lifedrawing and Painting Workshop (Uninstructed)
Monday and Wednesday, 7 to 10 p.m.
Monday nights are twenty-five minute poses drawing. Wednesday nights are one long pose for painting. Currently we are pursuing a license for nudity, and until we get it the models are costumed.

Los Feliz Figure Drawing Group
Location: 4451-3/4 Kingswell Ave, Los Angeles, CA
Mon and Wed, 7 to 10 pm.
Fee:$15 per session

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Martin Lubner Studio, Marina del Rey
310.823.9725
Location: 4094B Glencoe Ave., Marina del Rey, CA

Life Drawing Workshop (Uninstructed)
Saturday, 9 a.m.- 12 noon
Fee:$12 / session, $44 / prepaid monthly
Coffee and cookies served

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Otis College of Art & Design, Los Angeles (near LAX)
www.otis.edu/fileadmin/homepage/
800.527.OTIS or 800.527.6847
Location: Otis College of Art and Design, 9045 Lincoln Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90045
Offering life drawing & painting and various other art classes.

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Palos Verdes Art Center, Rancho Palos Verdes
www.pvartcenter.org
310.541.2479, Fax:310.541.9520
Location: 5504 W.Crestridge Rd., Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275

A Day for Artists - Unsupervised
Monday, 9:15 a.m.- 3:15 p.m. Check beforehand for dark dates and availability.
Fee: $200, Members $170 (for ten weeks).
Half-day $145, Members $115 (for ten weeks).
Drop-in rate, space permitting, $25 full-day, $15 half-day.
Draw, paint or *sculpt. No turpentine permitted.
Model present at every session.
Schedule: 9:00 a.m.- noon, life model;
12:30 – 3:15 p.m., costumed model, one pose.
*If working in clay and piece is to be fired at PVAC, clay must be purchased in the Ceramic Studio.

Life Drawing Studio – Check schedule for dark dates and availability. 10-week blocks of uninstructed figure drawing workshops with short and long poses.
(Next session:1/15/09-3/19/09, $145, members $115)
Coordinated by Jim Murray
Thursday, 6:30 p.m.- 9:30 p.m.
Drop-in rate, $15 (cash or check only)
PVAC also offers life drawing, painting, and sculpting;various other art classes.

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Sheldon’s Art Academy, Oak Park
www.sheldonsartacademy.com
Location:626 Lindero Canyon Rd., Oak Park, CA 91377
818.706.9444
You pick the day and time for your class. Drawing, Painting, Animation, Fashion Design, Figure Drawing, Sculpting.

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Studio II Life Drawing at Helms Bakery, Culver City
Contact:Chris Hero CHRISHERO@AOL.com
310.821.7379 (home#) or 310.204.5961
Location:8739 Washington Blvd., Culver City, between National Blvd.and Helms Av.
(located in the boiler rooms of the Helms Bakery Building in Culver City)
There is ample parking on Washington Av.(4 hr. weekday metered), free on Helms Av., or in the parking lots behind the Beacon Laundry building just east of Helms Ave.8739 Washington Av.’s entrance is a set of glass doors, usually open, through there is an intercom to Studio II if the door is locked. Studio II is at the end of the very large (and long) corridor, through the fire doors, up the ramp, left past the bathrooms and through another the fire door.

Life Drawing Workshop
Sunday, 10 a.m.to 1 p.m.
Fee:$10 a session
Life model poses of 2 min.to 20 min. All media are welcome excluding photo and smelly solvents. Artists will be asked to clean up after themselves. Easels and drawing benches are available.

Life Painting Workshop
Tuesday, 9 a.m.to noon
Fee:$15 a session
Life model poses of 20 min.to 2 hr. All media are welcome excluding photo and smelly solvents. Artists will be asked to clean up after themselves.
Easels and drawing benches are available.

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Tom of Finland Erotic Art Foundation, Echo Park
Contact:Joe Hilton 323.851.7720 Ext.2 or
JPHilton@TomOfFinlandFoundation.org
www.tomoffinlandfoundation.org/foundation/events.html
Location:1421 Laveta Terrace, Los Angeles, CA 90026 (Echo Park)

Life Drawing Workshop
March 18, 2 – 5 p.m.
Fee:$15 donation at the door.(Scholarship funds available: No one turned away for a lack of money.)

Monthly Nude Figure Drawing & Painting.

Each month the Foundation offers a friendly and positive place to practice your skills.From unsure beginner to master artist, working with a live model provides unique challenges and opportunities unlike any other, giving each Workshop its own kind of excitement.The Foundation is a friendly and positive place to practice your artistic skills.

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UCLA Extension, Westwood
www.uclaextension.edu
Registration and General Information 310.825.9971
or 818.784.7006
Various locations, example: 1010 Westwood Center, 1010 Westwood Blvd., Westwood, CA
Figurative, painting classes, open draw, and more.

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Victor Hugo Zayas Studio, Los Angeles
213.489.3004
Location:667 Gibbons Street, Los Angeles, CA 90031
Limited Space, please RSVP

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Happy Drawing!

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