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Ihlomé

Thu 19 June, 7-9pm (GMT)

Organise your creative calendar

Here are our next four models. Remember, sometimes they need to cancel, so always check the website for an up-to-date schedule. We do not send emails for model changes.

26 Jun

3 Jul

10 Jul

17 Jul

Here are the respective Instagram profiles if you want to investigate before hand: Ihlomé @ihlome.b, Mia @earthchildmimi, Marina @marinabenzaquen, Omar @omarartmodel and Kat @kat.avery.

Art(icles) by art(ists)

Recently we approached a few the people in our life drawing community, and asked them to write about something that matters to them. The depth of subjects and creative voices inpired me to capture and share them on a blog, and promote them as teaser in the newsletter.

Liberating the Female Gaze

by Del Mikdit - 1462 words (7 min read)

The female gaze on the male nude remains taboo, while the male gaze is normalized. Life model Del Mikdit highlights the differing experiences of male and female models, revealing ongoing power imbalances.

Why is the Female Gaze still such a taboo? Over one hundred years after a female artist first painted a male nude, the male gaze still seems to be regarded as the norm. Time to redress the balance, says life model Del Mikdit. My top artist hero isn’t a hero but a heroine. It’s the French painter Suzanne Valadon. Famous for her ferocious public bust-ups with both her boyfriend André Utter and her alcoholic son the artist Maurice Utrillo, the three of them were known in the artists’ colony on the Butte Montmartre as the Wicked Trinity. But that’s not why I love her. It’s because she was the first female artist to paint a full frontal male nude ... (continue reading)

In-person £15.00

A2 recycled paper, black card, charcoal, chalk, pencils, pens, erasers, sharpeners, portable easels, boards, and paper clips

Online £6.50

Great lighting (key and fill), fixed-angle podium camera, repositioned face view camera, and a hi-speed internet.

International timetable

If you are attending from abroad here is a list of start times that correspond to the London GMT of 7:00 PM. If your city is not listed below, then visit greenwichmeantime.com.