Sunday December 26th - Burlesque Dancer

Happy Holidays! Unwind during the Holiday Season this Sunday...
Burlesque dancer, Electra will model for your drawing pleasure!

Electra participates in burlesque shows in Louisville with the Va Va Vixens. Two years ago she moved from Indiana to Louisville to be closer to family and has fallen in love with all the city has to offer. Her interests include playing volleyball, working out and cooking in her free time. She also loves to paint and sculpt. She attends graduate school in Louisville and is enjoying her studies and the research.

Sunday December 19th 2010 - Exotic Dancer

This Sunday, heat up your Holiday Season with exotic dancer Ami Burton and her fun and provocative poses!

For the past three years, Ami has worked as an exotic dancer. Her work as a dancer has helped her to become very limber, allowing her to cultivate moves that are animated, twisted, and yoga-inspired.

Sunday December 12th 2010 - Aerial Acrobat

This Sunday, aerial acrobat Michael Welsh will delight you with his elegant and graceful gravity-defying poses!

Michael began his career while still in high school as a singer/dancer at Six Flags in Louisville . Since then he has performed in shows all over the country including, "The Andy Williams Show", "Swing, Swing, Swing", Red, Hot and Blue!" and many more. Recently, you may have seen him cruising the world on Holland America's "Eurodam" cruise ship as a singer. In the past few years Michael has been developing his skills as an Aerial Acrobat and just this year founded "Louisville Aerial Revolution", one of the only adult acrobatic organizations in Louisville. He is very excited to be doing his second Cabaret Life Drawing at 21C! "It's going to be a good one!" 

Sunday December 5th 2010 - Burlesque Performer

This Sunday, burlesque and S&M stage veteran, Mistress Elisabeth De Sade will model for your drawing pleasure!

Mistress Elisabeth De Sade is a 5-year veteran of the burlesque and S&M stage, performing with the Suicide Girls traveling show (locally) and with her own troupe, Girlie Girl Burlesque (Lexington) which features a plethora of other performers from that area. Ms. De Sade's stage persona is represented by a split personality; One being the sweet but cheeky strip teaser, and the other being a strict but sassy dominatrix. Split personalities are also reflected through differences in dress and general appearance.Performance venues include (but are not limited to): Buster's Bar (Boomslang Festival), Al's Bar, The Lantern, The Pussycat Lounge, Headliner's Music Hall, and the Southgate House. Ms. De Sade also spent a number of years as an alternative and life model. As mentioned previously, she was a Suicide Girl (but refuses to reveal her name) and has also done a number of shoots/sessions with private artists.

Sunday November 28th 2010 - Bodybuilder

This Sunday, competitive bodybuilder Kevin Johnson will flex and strut his toned
anatomy in a series of fun poses!

In addition to his bodybuilding, Kevin is a small business owner and personal trainer. He has won several competitions over the past years. He recently placed second in the Men’s Open Middle Weight Class in the NPC (National Physique Committee) in Northern KY. Kevin is a big movie buff and enjoys browsing on the Internet, with Facebook being his main addiction.

November 21st 2010 - Flamenco Dancer

This Sunday, flamenco dancer and painter Graciela Perrone will delight you with her elegant and graceful flamenco-inspired poses!

Seeing Graciela Perrone dance, sing and paint her flamenco is a truly evocative experience. Her voice is majestically authentic and her body is aggressively graceful when dancing, the physical embodiment of the music it represents. Her music is not her only love; in fact she draws off it for her first love, painting. Bold and compelling, her oil paintings capture the expressions and movement of flamenco with passion. She has found a way to take these dramatically different art forms and blend them together as if they were always meant to coexist. To learn more about Graciela, visit her website www.gracielaperrone.com 

Graciela was the first model I ever drew at Cabaret Life Drawing and she sold me on the whole concept! She is not a model pretending to be a dancer - she is one. Her bearing and posture exudes the danceform and allows the artists to draw from an honest and genuine source - her poses.  - J.Gilpin

Sunday November 14th 2010 - Exotic Dancer

This Sunday, exotic dancer Ami Burton will sizzle your drawing practice with her fun and provocative poses!

For the past three years, Ami has worked as an exotic dancer. Her work as a dancer has helped her to become very limber, allowing her to cultivate moves that are animated, twisted, and yoga-inspired.

November 7th 2010 - Art Model as Catwoman

This Sunday, Sarah McCollum will model as everyone's favorite heroine, CATWOMAN! And this Catwoman is environmentally-minded; her second skin is made from 100% recycled materials.

Sarah is an experienced art model from the Louisville area. She is also an avid artist herself - writing and illustrating her own comics, designing and creating jewelry and clothing, as well as costuming and makeup artistry work for various theatrical productions.

October 31st 2010 - Acrobatic Duo

Update: Photos from last Sunday of Bethan and Micheal as they depict, respectively, Hell and Heaven .

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Halloween Special! 
This Sunday, Bethan Kannapell, along with her assistant, Micheal, will personify good and evil intertwined. This modeling session will feature dance, contortion, acrobalance, inventive costuming...and plenty of skin!

Bethan has performed and directed circus productions around the country and is a member of the Circus Performance Group at Warren Wilson College. She recently directed her own circus production with 35 performers about a journey across the world told through folklore. See one of her recent performances in this video.

October 24th 2010 - Ballerina

This Sunday, professional ballerina McKinley Nicoson will inspire your drawing practice with her fluid grace.

McKinley started dancing at the age of six and has danced on scholarship with American Ballet Theatre, Walnut Hill School, School of American Ballet (New York City Ballet), and Chautaqua Dance Theatre. She was the 2005 Fund For the Arts Whittenburg Scholarship for Excellence recipient. After a two year break from dancing to pursue other passions, Nicoson performed with the Louisville Ballet this past season.

October 17th 2010 - Pin-Up Model

Update: Photos from Miss Borden's session at 21c!

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This Sunday, pin-up model Miss Liz E. Borden will pose in her PJs...but this model is no snore!



Miss Liz E. Borden, a pin-up extraordinaire, is a native and current resident of Louisville, KY. Born May 3rd during the Derby season she secretly thinks the festivities are for her. Modeling is a new experience which she hopes to expand by working with new photographers and gaining new insights. To be famous or well known isn't as important as the journey down the path. Miss Liz E. Borden also owns and operates her own jewelry business "Just Charmed". All designs are her original work. She is an avid fan of classic rock such as Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, and the Doors. As for dislikes she avoids spiders as if they were the plague. Of course don't be surprised when she does randomly kill a spider. It's personal. You may contact her via www.myspace.com/misslizEborden or misslizEborden@gmail.com.

October 10th 2010 - Acrobatic Contortionist

This Sunday, acrobatic contortionist Andrew Goedicke will WOW your drawing practice with his gravity-defying style!

For the past 13 years, Andrew has trained in various circus arts including: aerial silks, hand balancing, gymnastics, trapeze,contortion, and dance. He currently preparing for an audition in Montreal for the National Circus School (closely affiliated with Cirque du Soleil). Along with this experience, he has a degree in fine art and is a licensed teacher. An artist himself, Andrew works in various mediums, preferably mixed media

October 3rd 2010 - Mime

This Sunday, theatre major Erin Crites will model for your drawing pleasure!

Erin Crites has her Master's in physically based ensemble theatre. She has studied acrobatics, mask work, physical embodiment, and serious character work.

September 26th 2010 - Burlesque Performer

This Sunday, burlesque and S&M stage veteran, Mistress Elisabeth De Sade will model for your drawing pleasure!

Mistress Elisabeth De Sade is a 5-year veteran of the burlesque and S&M stage, performing with the Suicide Girls traveling show (locally) and with her own troupe, Girlie Girl Burlesque (Lexington) which features a plethora of other performers from that area. Ms. De Sade's stage persona is represented by a split personality; One being the sweet but cheeky strip teaser, and the other being a strict but sassy dominatrix. Split personalities are also reflected through differences in dress and general appearance.Performance venues include (but are not limited to): Buster's Bar (Boomslang Festival), Al's Bar, The Green Lantern, The Pussycat Lounge, Headliner's Music Hall, and the Southgate House. Ms. De Sade also spent a number of years as an alternative and life model. As mentioned previously, she was a Suicide Girl (but refuses to reveal her name) and has also done a number of shoots/sessions with private artists.

September 19th 2010 - Bike Fanatic

This Sunday, Cabaret Life Drawing welcomes bike enthusiast and stilt-walker, Beth Godshall!

Beth is a bike FANATIC! She has her own pedicab business in which drunk people are biked around downtown Louisville to the wee hours of the morning. She also one of those nutso people who
think it's extremely fun to bicycle across the United States just for the heck of it. The outfit she is wearing in the picture is a stilt walking costume(another side job of hers) that she created out of bicycle parts
and bicycle tubes. She lives with her cat, who she snuck out of Mongolia...a very long, exciting story.

September 12th 2010 - Yoga Instuctor

This Sunday, professional yoga instructor Nicole Soteropoulos will flex, bend, and hold a series of poses that are guaranteed to stretch your drawing skills!

Nicole Soteropoulos is a compassionate and challenging teacher. She came to yoga to cope with physical injuries and pain but what she found was a rich tradition steeped in love. Yoga focuses on the body, mind and spirit as a whole. Nicole embraces both her current and past physical challenges to allow her to have a profound understanding of pain and a deep compassion for her students. Nicole enjoys working with all populations of people and especially excels working with individuals that have injuries and beginning students.

August 29th 2010 - Hippie/Raver Chick

Update: A photo and some artwork from Shannon's session as a Space Cowgirl!

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This Sunday, Shannon Rumpke will beam your drawing practice to planet Intergalactic Cowgirl!....Its sure to be a fun ride!

Shannon is a Louisville native, hippie/raver chick, with a dynamic - but easy going - personality. Her look is quirky and dichotomous...for instance, she is playing with a Space Cowgirl Pin-Up theme at the moment. Her athletic, petite frame works really well for pin-up style poses; and is small but curvy! She loves yoga, and has the physical strength to hold poses for the duration.

August 22nd 2010 - Exotic Dancer

Update: Photos from Ami and Elijah Bishop's set.

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This Sunday, exotic dancer Ami Burton will sizzle your drawing practice with her fun and provocative poses!

For the past three years, Ami has worked as an exotic dancer. Her work as a dancer has helped her to become very limber, allowing her to cultivate moves that are animated, twisted, and yoga-inspired.

August 15th 2010 - Acrobatic Contortionist

This Sunday, acrobatic contortionist Andrew Goedicke will razzle-dazzle your drawing practice with his Cirque du Soleil- style!
 
For the past 13 years, Andrew has trained in various circus arts including: aerial silks, hand balancing, gymnastics, trapeze,contortion, and dance. He currently preparing for an audition in Montreal for the National Circus School (closely affiliated with Cirque du Soleil). Along with this experience, he has a degree in fine art and is a licensed teacher. An artist himself, Andrew works in various mediums, preferably mixed media.

August 8th 2010 - Art Model as Bond Girl

Update: Photos from this past Sunday.
Our model Sarah in the one long pose (about 35 minutes)



I took some poorly lit photos of the other artists work at the end during our "show and tell". Although the artwork is not well represented by these grainy images - it is exciting to get other artists work on the blog!
First our guest moderator, Neil Callander:


And then some nice work from the other artists (please email if you want your work credited) whose names I did not get.

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This Sunday, Sarah McCollum will model a la Bond-Girl, Ursula Andress! Enjoy a day at the beach...Bond-style!


Sarah is an experienced art model from the Louisville area. She is also an avid artist herself - writing and illustrating her own comics, designing and creating jewelry and clothing, as well as costuming and makeup artistry work for various theatrical productions.

Just for fun here is a link to a search for "Bond Girls" on The Drawing Club's excellent blog - their blog is an inspiration for this one and the photos and art there may help get your imagination going!

This week is Shark Week on Discovery network - on the Lexington KY Comic Creators Group blog we are having a drawing challenge based on this theme. Please feel free to contribute to the CCG online collective if you like!

2010/08/01 - Acrobatic Contortionist

Update: Some photos and artwork from last Sunday. Artists please send in your artwork! Email me if you need help - we will set up a Flickr group where you can upload your own images.

Potter Coe, photos:

Thirty Second Poses:

Twenty minute pose:




Here's some artwork

Jonathan Gilpin

One minute poses:

Five minute poses:

Twenty minute pose:

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This Sunday, STRETCH your drawing skills with Bethan Kannapell, an Acrobatic Contortionist and circus production director !


Bethan has performed and directed circus productions around the country and is a member of the Circus Performance Group at Warren Wilson College. She recently directed her own circus production with 35 performers about a journey across the world told through folklore. See one of her recent performances here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5SCC4vazgs

2010 Proof on Main Show

Work from numerous artist attendees from the past several months of Cabaret Life Drawing is now on display at Proof on Main, the bar section of 21c's restaurant. These are mounted informally, akin to salon style, displayed in four groupings on the walls around the Seventh Street side seating area and entrance from Main Street.

Artists please email me and I will include your names if you want credit for your work appearing in the show and on this blog.

Thanks to 21c and Skylar for hosting the Cabaret Life Drawing  and for giving us all a venue to display the art from those sessions! Here are some more photos of the show.

2010/07/25 - Actor and Art Model

Update: Here are some photos and some artwork from last Sunday.
Mathew brought only a few props: rope and rifle, along with a minimal costume: hat, bandanna, and vest - but really pulled off the cowboy attitude!


Artists work:
Jonathan Gilpin
"I was amazed and surprised how convincingly Matthew was able to create the illusion!"

Thirty-second poses


One-minute poses


Two-minute pose


Twenty-minute poses

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This Sunday, Saddle-Up and Giddy-Up your drawing practice with Model and Performer, 'Matthew'!

Matthew is a favorite life drawing model for many artists in the Louisville area. He has regularly modeled for life drawing classes at the Mellwood Arts & Entertainment Center, I.U. Southeast, the Jewish Community Center, the Kentucky Watercolor Society and for many private artists and groups. He previously modeled extensively for the Louisville Visual Art Association at the now-defunct Artopia facility and at the water tower, and he has also appeared as a model at Jefferson Community College. Matthew studied theater at I.U. Southeast, and continues to perform on stage whenever possible. He most recently appeared as Dexter Jackson in "Two Beers and a Hook Shot" at the Kentucky Center for the Arts.