Figure Drawing Classes, Workshops, Open Studios
in the Los Angeles area with Zip Codes 90### and 91###
Since 2009, this directory has listed art schools, ateliers, and studios where artists can paint, sculpt, or draw live art models.
Life Drawing groups come and go, and schedules change, so it is wise to confirm with the organizer before attending.
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Ann Bridges Art Studio
3875 Wilshire Blvd. 14th floor
Los Angeles, CA 90010 (Mid-Wilshire)
ann.bridgesmac.com
 562-547-8978
Instructed
Art classes include Saturday Figure Drawing and Painting. 10:00am-1:00pm. $225/month.
Life Drawing Muze WorkShop
Art Share L.A.
801 East 4th Place
Los Angeles, CA 90013 (Arts District)
contact: lifedrawingmuzeyahoo.com
Uninstructed
Every Wednesday 6:45-9:45pm. Price $15.00 paid at the workshop.
Draw or paint: bring your own art supplies. All Skill levels welcome.
Chairs, tables and easels available. First come first serve.
Features male and female models, nude or costume with themes and props.
Short and long poses from 5 to 40 minutes.
UCLA Extension
1010 Westwood Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90024 (Westwood)
310-825-9971
Instructed
Art classes include Beginning Figure Drawing, Advanced Figure Drawing, and Figure Painting.
Tom of Finland Foundation
1421 Laveta Terrace
Los Angeles, CA 90026 (Echo Park)
Foundation: 213-250-1685
Workshop contact: miguelreyesartatt.net
Uninstucted
Monthly homo-erotic life drawing workshop (Male Models only), usually the 2nd Sunday of the month, 12:00-3:00pm.
1-2 Nude models. Drawing media only. No photography. $30-35. RSVP required: Use link above for tickets.
Barnsdall Art Center
4814 Hollywood Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90027 (Hollywood)
barnsdall.bookingsgmail.com
323-644-6295
Instructed and Uninstructed
Uninstructed life drawing workshops employing nude and clothed models. Long pose and short pose sessions are offered.
We alternate between male and female models.
Instructed Life Drawing class is also offered.
Los Feliz Life Drawing Workshop
4451 Kingswell Ave 3/4 — art studio at the back
Los Angeles, CA 90027 (Los Feliz)
Contact Jennifer McChristian: jennifer.mcchristian28gmail.com
Uninstructed
Life drawing workshops with a female model. The poses are 2 minutes and 5 minutes for the first hour,
and then 25 minutes each for the last two hours.
• Monday evenings 7:00-10:00pm.
• Thursday evenings 7:00-10:00pm.
• Saturday mornings 10:00am-1:00pm.
Kline Academy of Fine Art
3264 Motor Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90034 (Palms)
klineacademyatt.net
310-837-7194
Instructed
All levels welcome. Courses for teens and adults:
• Portrait Painting and Drawing. Clothed model. Equips students with the process and techniques to make a structurally sound and beautiful alla-prima narrative portrait painting or drawing.
• Figure Drawing. Nude model. Learn the beautiful language of the line as well as a quick way to find shadow patterns and shapes. Emphasis will be on proportions, gesture, construction of the three-dimensional form, and later details of the body.
• Figure Painting. Nude model. Emphasizes an academic approach to painting the live figure and the various techniques used for rendering three-dimensional form. Teens/adults. (Open to Drawing.)
Gnass Studios Corporation / Karl Gnass
Los Angeles, CA 90039
gnassstudiosgmail.com
Instructed
Join Master Figure Artist and Teacher Karl Gnass for his live streaming online
figure drawing classes, 100% instructor taught, with live nude and costumed models.
Classes include reviews of artwork.
Karl offers four seasonal terms which are 10 weeks long.
All skill levels are welcome. Students nationwide and worldwide take Karl's
figure drawing art classes from home. $300 per 10-week class term, 30 hours total.
Classes include: Head, Hands, and Feet (3 hours, Monday evenings);
Essential Folds and Costume (3 hours, Wednesday evenings);
Figure Drawing Fundamentals to Advanced (3 hours, Thursday evenings);
Active Anatomy (3 hours, Saturday mornings).
VAS/Visual Art Studio
Los Angeles, CA 90042 (Highland Park)
213-359-8846
Instructed
Since 1993, VAS has specialized in portfolio prep for students who
plan to attend art college. Figure class includes "Beginning
Life Drawing" , "Intermediate Life Drawing" and "Digital
Life Painting". Digital class using Photoshop, Maya, and ZBrush
is open for anyone who wishes to develop their digital portfolio,
Saturday 4:00-7:00pm. Professional art models. Monthly registration required.
Otis College of Art and Design
9045 Lincoln Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90045 (Westchester)
extensionotis.edu
310-665-6850
Instructed
Art classes include Life Drawing.
SELA Art Center
3382 E. Florence Ave
Huntington Park, CA 90255
selaartcentergmail.com
Instructed and Uninstructed
Life Drawing. All levels. No instructor. $15. 18+
Check above link for current schedule.
Palos Verdes Art Center
5504 W. Crestridge Rd.
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
infopvartcenter.org
310-541-2479
Instructed
Art classes inlcude Figure Drawing.
Venice Life Drawing
1157 Van Buren Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90291 (Venice)
Info: Jarka Wilcox 310-476-8941
(or cell 310-694-4001) or just come
Uninstructed
Life Drawing workshop with model. Saturday mornings 9:00am-12:00noon. $15.00.
Short (2 minute) to long (20 minute) poses. Nude and occasional costume.
Located just behind Mittel art store on the west side of Lincoln Blvd, between Venice and Washington Blvds.
Rogers Park Community Center
400 W. Beach Ave
Inglewood, CA 90302
Contact Robert Zagorski 310-497-6045
Uninstructed
Figure drawing workshop Fridays 9:00am-12:00noon. $15. All levels of ability welcome.
This friendly group has been meeting for over 25 years in a casual atmosphere. New artists are welcome!
Brentwood Art Center
1625 Olympic Blvd
Santa Monica, CA 90404
infobrentwoodart.com
310-451-5657
Instructed
See website for current courses.
Figurative Workshop at Santa Monica Airport (not LAX)
3026 Airport Ave (across street from Barker Hangar)
Santa Monica, CA 90405
Uninstructed
Each Wednesday there are two 3-hour sessions with nude model.
• 12:00noon-3:00pm: Short poses (5, 10 and 20 minutes).
• 4:00-7:00pm: Long pose (one 3-hour pose).
$20 per session CASH. Attend one or both sessions. Tipping model encouraged. It gets hot so dress accordingly and bring a water bottle.
Bring whatever mediums you wish to work in. Drawing horses, tables, chairs and drawing boards are provided.
We don't have easels, but you can bring your own. Help putting things away is greatly appreciated.
NOTE: GPS may misdirect you, so look for 3026 sign on the fence along Airport Ave. Enter on the EAST side of the hangar.
Enter through the double doors. If you arrive late and the double doors are closed, enter via either of the single doors
that bookend the double doors. Tons of free parking.
La Habra, CA 90631 and
Los Alamitos, CA 90720
are on the Orange County page.
Angels Gate Cultural Center
3601 South Gaffey Street
San Pedro, CA 90731
infoangelsgateart.org
310-519-0936
Uninstructed
Angels Gate offers uninstructed Life Drawing workshops, 2 days a week!
Tuesdays 7:00-10:00pm. Life Drawing. Classroom G, $15 model fee.
Saturdays 8:00am-12:00noon. Life Drawing and Painting. Classroom G, $20 model fee.
CSU Long Beach Drawing and Painting Club hosting 'Sunday Model Sessions'
1250 Bellflower Blvd
Long Beach, CA 90840
Uninstructed
Every fall and spring semesters beginning second week of school, until the second to last week of the semester.
Every Sunday From 4:00-7:00pm. The drawing and painting club hosts self-guided drawing/or painting sessions
with 3 one-hour long poses each hour with a female or male nude model. New model each week.
See above link for more details.
Business Men's Art Institute
2228 Florencita Ave
Montrose, CA 91020
818-249-4275
Instructed
BMAI is a nonprofit organization established in 1928.
Call for information on current classes.
The Life Drawing Studio
@Sopa Studios
1025 Hope Street
South Pasadena, CA 91030
Session organizer, Kathy Fischer: katfishinkmac.com
310-266-5445
Uninstructed
The Life Drawing Studio welcomes artists of all skill levels. We are located steps from South Pasadena's
commercial corridor and easily accessed from the Gold Line train. The workspace offers a traditional
set up with drawing horses situated around an elevated stage and is suited to charcoal, pencil, pen and watercolor.
Bring your own supplies. Nude models offer multiple short and longer poses during a 2-hour session.
Fee is $15. Space is limited to 10 artists. See website for times and dates. Models are welcome to contact us.
Armory Center for the Arts
145 North Raymond Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91103
informationarmoryarts.org
626-792-5101
Instructed
Classes include figure drawing and painting.
ArtCenter College of Design
South Campus
1111 South Arroyo Parkway (majority of art models classes are held at this location)
Pasadena, CA 91105
Contact for models: modelofficeartcenter.edu
626-396-2250
Instructed
Art Models are hired as part-time temporary employees. ArtCenter hires professional art models for nude figure,
modest figure, costumed, portraiture, head drawing and painting, sculpture, entertainment, illustration, photo and film classes.
Concept Design Academy - CDA
55 Waverly Drive, Suite 104
Pasadena, CA 91105
contactconceptdesignacad.com
818-669-4657
Instructed and Uninstructed
• This school specializes in design & fundamental training tailored
for the entertainment design industry (film, game, & animation).
Figure classes include “Analytical Figure Drawing” and
“Advance Figure Drawing” taught by design professionals.
Great study environment for anyone who wishes to develop their portfolio
or improve skills. AC, snack, drinks and drawing horse are provided in class.
• Uninstructed Short Pose Figure Drawing Workshop, Sundays 6:00-9:00pm. $15 /session.
California State University Northridge (CSUN)
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330
818-677-2348
Uninstructed
The CSUN Department of Art offers self-guided figure drawing workshops
during the Fall, Spring, and Summer semesters. The sessions include
beginning to advanced students. Usually, there are 13 or 14 sessions
each semester that are scheduled on Tuesday or Wednesday evenings
5:30-8:30pm in Art and Design Center rooms 602 or 604 -- see above link for current schedule.
Attendees do not have to be enrolled at CSUN. $7.00 per session and can be paid at the workshop.
Artists of C M Cooper Studios
Valencia, CA 91354
cmcooperca.rr.com
Text 661-993-5798
Instructed
Painting Class Thursdays 10:30am-3:30pm (1/2 hour out for lunch). Class size 5 artists. Teaching experience 22 years.
Drawing horses, canvas support boards, cans for brushes provided. May bring a standing easel.
First 3 weeks of month are with a costumed live model; 4th week still life, master copy or work from photo reference. Most sessions are painting exercises or emphasis on problem solving.
Cost: $240 per month pay ahead or first session of the month. Check or cash; no credit card transactions.
MANDATORY: Proof of vaccination status and masks required currently. (This is for protection for older adults or high risk artists.)
Artist Co-op 7
18312 Oxnard Street
Tarzana, CA 91356
jeannehahnaol.com
818-885-8306
Instructed
Artist Co-op 7 offers an ongoing art program at San Fernando Valley Arts and Cultural Center.
Courses include "Right Brain Figure Drawing: Fearless Creating".
Students of all levels of skill investigate innovative concepts of expression in pictorial space,
structure and aesthetic content. Emphasis on the multimedia approach.
Meets on Mondays, 10:00am-12:30pm. Model poses 10:30am-12:30pm.
Poses are 1-20 minutes in length. Both nude and costumed models. Both female and male models.
People Sketchers
Hillcrest Center for the Arts
403 W. Hillcrest Drive
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
Contact: Helane Freeman helanedesignsgmail.com
Uninstructed
Thursdays 10:00am-1:00pm except major holidays and the week between Christmas and New Year's. $20 per session.
Artists of all skill levels are invited to join us and draw or paint from live nude figure models.
Poses range from 2 to 20 minutes. People Sketchers is a group of professional and student artists who
creatively pursue the art of drawing the human figure. It is a member of the Conejo Valley Arts Council,
the VCAC, and shares an alliance with the art groups of Thousand Oaks, Ventura and L.A.
Westlake Academy of Art
31139 Via Colinas #301
Thousand Oaks, CA 91362
805-807-0566
Instructed
Classes include Head Drawing, Life Drawing, Oil Painting from Life, and Watercolor Painting from Life.
Note:
Camarillo and Simi Valley
listings are on the 93### page.
Valley Art Workshop
5210 Collier Place
Woodland Hills, CA 91364
818-390-2215
Uninstructed
Life Drawing. $20 at the Door. See website for current schedule.
David Simon Studio
15414 Cabrito Road
Van Nuys, CA 91406
Instructed
Classes include Portrait Sculpture and Figure Sculpture.
Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art — LAAFA
16926 Saticoy Street
Van Nuys, CA 91406
818-708-9232
Instructed
Art classes include Head Drawing in Charcoal, Figure Quick Sketch, 2D Anatomy, Head/Figure Drawing, Life and Imagination,
Ecorché/3D anatomy, Alla Prima Head/Figure Painting, Alla Prima Portrait Painting, Color and Composition, Life Painting,
Contemporary Head/Figure Painting, Head Painting, Portraiture/Figure Painting, Caricature Watercolor.
Gallery Girls
Los Angeles, CA 91411
Contact Jennifer Fabos Patton: jenfabpat2yahoo.com
818-535-5761
Uninstructed
Drawing and Painting events all over L.A. Most events have food, drinks and fun music.
For current schedule, check our Website or Facebook page.
Bi-Weekly Life Drawing Group in Burbank
941 E Verdugo Ave. (corner of Verdugo and Bel Aire Dr.)
Burbank, CA 91501
dwfirmanhotmail.com
818-636-5487
Uninstructed
Sunday 2:00-5:00pm, Nude model, $10-15 per session. Limited to 7 participants.
Session consists of four 5-minute gesture poses, followed by four 30-minute seated,
reclining, or standing poses. Have 7 artist benches, 2 drafting tables, and 4
easels. I also have many props at my disposal. I use a mix of natural and
artificial light. Respond with full name, email, and cell number to be placed
on my contact list. I take reservations for each session on a first come, first
serve basis. Bring your own drawing board, sketch pad, and supplies. (Resuming June 2021)
Brainstorm School
223 W Palm Ave
Burbank, CA 91502
infobrainstormschool.com
Instructed
Classes include figure drawing.
Betsy Lueke Creative Arts Center
1100 West Clark Avenue
Burbank, CA 91506
cacmailci.burbank.ca.us
818-238-5397
Uninstructed
Live Model Workshop is designed for those who can paint and/or draw independently, without instruction,
using any media. Class minimum registration of 8 students. See website for the current Recreaton Guide
to find the up-to-date schedule and registration details.
Gnomon School of Visual Effects
6150 Laurel Canyon Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA 91606
323-466-6663
Instructed
Art classes include Figure Drawing and Gesture Drawing.
Click here for Ontario, CA 91761
The dA Center for the Arts
252-D South Main Street
Pomona, CA 91766-1630
daartcentergmail.com
909-397-9716
Uninstructed
Figure Drawing. Thursdays 6:30-9:30pm and Saturdays 9:00am-12:00noon, $10 for adults, $5 for students with ID.
Mondays 9:00am-3:30pm, $20 (long pose).
Develop and strengthen your figurative skills through observation of live models and staged environments.
The Drawing Club
Gallery Nucleus
210 E. Main St.
3235 San Fernando Rd. #2C
Alhambra, CA 91801
infothedrawingclub.com •
Gallery Nucleus 626-458-7482
Uninstructed
Tuesday nights 7:00-10:00pm $20 per session.
Our drawing and painting workshops have a fun, relaxed atmosphere. Each session has a story theme with
an art model in character interacting within a set on our stage with carefully selected music and sound effects.
You are welcome to bring any media and are encouraged to interpret the theme in any way you like. Host Bob Kato
provides one-on-one instruction for those who would like some.
MOAH - Lancaster Museum of Art and History
665 W. Lancaster Blvd
Lancaster, CA 93534
Instructed
Live Figure Drawing sessions take place every second and fourth Sunday of each month from 4:45-7:00pm.
Sessions will be free and include the use of easel, a live model and instructor.
Participants need to provide their own drawing materials.
Figure Drawing will be divided into two sessions: Quick Gesture Poses at 5:00pm and Long Poses at 6:00pm
with a 10-minute break in between. Entry will be prohibited once sessions are in progress and seating is limited,
so be sure to arrive early.
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