Where can I draw from a live model in the SF Bay Area?

January 15, 2011 10:04 PM

Where can I draw from a live model in the SF Bay Area?

I want to do some life drawing. I looked around online and found a few options...

http://www.meetup.com/SanFranciscoFigureDrawing/

http://www.meetup.com/Life-Figure-Drawing-Modeling/

http://www.drsketchy.com/branch/SanFran

Those look OK.

Just in the interest of leaving no stone unturned I thought I'd ask here if anyone knows of anything else.

Nude, clothed, costumed -- it's all fine with me.

posted by eeby to Media & Arts (6 answers total)

City college has drawing classes at Fort Mason center.
posted by jasper411 at 10:21 PM on January 15, 2011

dont forget mirrors!
posted by sexyrobot at 12:08 AM on January 16, 2011

Figure/life drawing is usually a CSU and UC transferable class; most of these schools should offer it. Winter break is over just about everywhere, and enrollment is way up at JC's, so you might have trouble finding a class this semester.

Alameda County
Alameda: College of Alameda¹
Berkeley: Berkeley City College¹
Fremont: Ohlone College
Hayward: Chabot College²
Livermore: Las Positas College²
Oakland: Laney College¹, Merritt College¹

Contra Costa County
Pittsburg: Los Medanos College¹
Pleasant Hill: Diablo Valley College¹
San Pablo: Contra Costa College¹
San Ramon: Diablo Valley College¹

Marin County
Kentfield: College of Marin
Novato: College of Marin

Napa County
Napa: Napa Valley College

San Francisco City & County
City College of San Francisco (multiple campuses)

San Mateo County
Redwood City: Cañada College¹
San Bruno: Skyline College¹
San Mateo: College of San Mateo¹

Santa Clara County
Cupertino: DeAnza College¹
Gilroy: Gavilan College
Los Altos Hills: Foothill College¹
San Jose: San Jose City College², Evergreen Valley College²
Santa Clara: Mission College³
Saratoga: West Valley College³

Solano County
Fairfield: Solano Community College

Sonoma County
Santa Rosa: Santa Rosa Junior College
Petaluma: Santa Rosa Junior College

¹ ² ³: Schools in each county with matching numbers are part of the same district and may share one registration system. Double-check the class's location before signing up -- accidentally giving yourself 10 minutes to travel 10 miles between classes is not a good idea.
posted by clorox at 12:34 AM on January 16, 2011 [4 favorites]

I took classes at the Fort Mason Center through CCSF. I also took a class at the Sharon Art Studio in the Golden Gate Park: http://www.sharonartstudio.org/

Both highly recommended.
posted by tybstar at 10:07 AM on January 16, 2011

Response by poster: Cool. Thanks a lot. I didn't know about that Sharon Art Center at all.

If anyone happens to know about any life drawing groups without instruction that would be great too.
posted by eeby at 11:06 AM on January 16, 2011

I always did it on the street, on the bus, basically anywhere you can sit and there are people around.
posted by JJ86 at 11:52 AM on January 16, 2011