Introducing 'The Liverpool Nude' blog; a celebration of the art of the human body.  We run life drawing classes, performances and exhibitions acknowledging the beauty and variety of the human form. 


 

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 Paul Gatenby,  This is the first life drawing I ever did.  You can just make out the date of 9 October 1988, I remember doing it quite clearly and I remember struggling with the relationship of head, neck and shoulders.  I kept drawing the figure too upright and didn't appreciate at the time how the human head comes forward from the body.  Interesting to see the horizontal lines drawn in where I was measuring 'how many heads' in the upright figure.  I did read lots of 'How to Draw the Figure' books back then. This one was a few weeks later.  I was really pleased with it - it's quite a good resemblance and the hands aren't bad either.  And yes we really did balance electric heaters on upturned wooden stools.  I'm won't mention any of the models names here for the sake of their privacy but many Liverpool artists and students will recognise this lady.  She worked at the Community College where I did my foundation when these drawings were d...
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