After my first life-drawing class, I felt transformed. Then I decided to become a model myself. Just imagine the audience is naked.” This is well-known advice for anyone who has jitters before going ...

Mr Lim Kim Hian keeping still for a pose during a life drawing session at the Arterly Obsessed art studio on Jan 21, 2026. (Photo: CNA/Ooi Boon Keong) In my years as a journalist, I have interviewed ...

Alida Pepper was staring down depression. Stuck in her apartment in San Francisco, she worried that all the plans she’d made were about to unravel. For months, Pepper, a full-time life drawing model, ...

Peter Steinhart brings to life his experiences both as a scientist and an artist in his beautifully written, sensitive exploration of the art of drawing, "The Undressed Art." He explains why people ...