About this Event
POSERS has been a weekly, Tuesday night life drawing session Hosted by Gallery 1065 + artist Mike Nearing. After nearly 30 sessions, Posers life drawing will be migrating to Halifax, Nova Scotia.
POSERS has aimed to bring local artists together, provide an opportunity for life drawing in the Bloorcourt area, and promote life drawing and its benefits in improving your art and understanding of anatomy, and light.
POSERS is open to all ranges of artists/life drawers, from those who are trying it for the first time, to career artists and life drawing veterans; anyone who want to improve. Mike is an artist with years of experience life drawing as well as life modelling, and will be present to assist and give any feedback if wanted. That being said, this is an open session, meaning simply show up and draw if you would like. Music will be played.
SPECIAL SESSION #1 (April 21st, 6:30-9:00) - TWO MODELS
Admission: $25.00
There will be one hour of shorter poses (2-10 minutes), followed by one hour of longer poses (10-30 minutes), as per usual.. but this time, with two models posing at the same time! Experience the challenge of drawing two figures in a short amount of time, and gain understanding of how figures actually interact with eachother; anatomically, and in terms of ligting (and composition!)
SPECIAL SESSION #2/FINAL SESSION! (April 28th, 6:30-10:00)
-MIKE, HOST OF POSERS, WILL BE THE FINAL MODEL IN A SPECIAL 3.5 HOUR SESSION
Admission: $25.00
Since it is the final session, Posers Mike; also a life model of 3 years, will model for the group. Mike will pull out his funkiest tunes, and best poses for this one. Let's end this journey with a beautiful night, and a packed house!!
We end both of the nights with 30-20 minutes of show-and-tell. This is where we lay out our favourite drawing we did during the session, and after taking a look at everyone else's favourite creation, we take a look at which is our favourite. This section is optional, but is included because it can be rare to look at other artists work (particularly those working on the same subject as you), or to give and recieve feedback from other artists.
Basic drawing supplies (pencils, charcoal, erasers, sketching quality paper, etc.) will be provided, as well as Mike's mystery bag of drawing supplies in case you would like to try something new or don't have supplies of your own. Tables and/or easels will be provided as drawing surfaces. Gallery 1065 is wheelchair accessible! (street level)
Please knock or wave to enter when you arrive, as we lock the door for safety/privacy reasons.
Agenda
🕑: 06:30 PM - 07:30 PM
Short poses (2-10 minutes)
Host: Mike Nearing
🕑: 07:30 PM - 08:30 PM
Long poses (10-30 minutes)
Host: Mike Nearing
🕑: 08:30 PM - 09:00 PM
Show-and-tell
Host: Mike Nearing
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Gallery 1065 -1065 Bloor St W, 1065 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Canada
CAD 28.25










