Talita Long, 65, stands on a rectangle pedestal under a spotlight, holding a playground ball on her head while 24 pairs of eyes study, examine and draw the anatomy of her naked body. This is the Life ...

Medical schools across the country including Harvard, Yale and Northwestern universities are mixing in literature, art, drama—even dance—to the hardcore science courses they offer students.

Decades after life drawing classes were systematically dropped from the curriculum for British art colleges, ending a 200-year tradition of rigorous learning from prints, casts, and life models, the ...

Once upon a time, people lived in a world where nothing offended the eye. But then, a prehistoric teenager in front of a cave painting noticed a small piece of charcoal and thought: "Oooh, nobody's ...

Triangle studios and teachers are ready to teach and hone drawing skills for artists of all ages. 2014 News & Observer File Photo - Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com While most of us use pen and ...

A few minutes before today's advanced figure drawing class begins, students slowly file into a classroom at Ringling College of Art and Design. Like chefs preparing their stations, the students go ...

Decades after life drawing classes were systematically dropped from the curriculum for British art colleges, ending a 200-year tradition of rigorous learning from prints, casts, and life models, the ...