Brighton Life Drawing Sessions

Brighton Draw is a friendly little studio in the rather unfriendly-​looking New England House. Various sessions are arranged throughout the week, ranging from life drawing (tutored or untutored) to mono printing. The atmosphere is relaxed for a lot of the sessions you can just drop in (no need to pre-​book). My particular favourite is the Thursday evening themed life drawing, run by the lovely Laura. There is a different theme each week, the set is dressed and the model has various props/​accessories to match the theme.

If you’re better off with a pencil than a needle and thread, local artist Jake Spicer runs and tutors a series of Life Drawing Sessions. Held at a studio in New England House — a short walk from the North Laines and London Road — the sessions are open to everyone from students and beginners to professional painters and sculptors.
I know a handful of artists that have attended different sessions and every one suggested drawing live models taught them a new skill. They also implied that the poses were different from similar classes they’d attended and that the atmosphere was more relaxed. Refreshingly, you don’t have to sign up for a whole course of set Life Drawing Sessions either, you can choose how many you go to and when.