Figure Drawing Devon SouthWest England 
A directory of art Classes, courses and artists around Devon & Exmoor    

We have created a LINKS site of exciting links to most of the figure classes and courses around the area. For those wishing to extend and learn Art and photography...with many links to creative outlets and direct links to many artist own galleries and sites. I have now put a link to many well known artist, some I have worked with at the bottom of page, under other favourite artists. 

Frank Adey and Christine Adey, both trained at Epsom and Farnham Art Colleges...Worked in Advertising and Design Studios, and many forms of Illustration and photography.  Drawing figures with all types of art materials and photographic media.  Pastels, graphite, charcoal, Guache and paints.
flickr art gallery site, samples of figure drawings    http://www.flickr.com/photos/30015371@N08/sets/72157607005503734/

My personal pages...all of my work including illustration, graphics and drawings
http://www.flickr.com/photos/46637926@N04/   https://plus.google.com/117665994195066598237/posts
art sets http://www.flickr.com/photos/46637926@N04/sets/
frankadey@yahoo.co.uk   Christineadey@yahoo.com
This links to the PHOTOGRAPHY  site  http://www.landscapephotographydevon.co.uk

Art GROUPS in Devon  List of Art Galleries, art supplies, movies,
on-line art classes and drawing, perspective, models, and well known artists, below, under Life Drawing art classes!  
ART GROUPS...
http://www.petroc.ac.uk/  North Devon College Barnstaple
http://www.theploughartscentre.org.uk/   Torrington
http://www.devonartistnetwork.co.uk         http://www.northdevonarts.co.uk/
http://www.northdevontheatres.org.uk/north-devon-festival-event.asp?ID=713  Barnstaple
http://www.artistsdirectorydevon.com/           http://www.broomhillart.co.uk/
http://www.beaford-arts.org.uk/         http://www.bideford.devon.sch.uk/home/index.htm
http://www.westbuckland.devon.sch.uk/        http://www.devonartcourses.co.uk/ Chulmleigh
http://www.northdevontheatres.org.uk/north-devon-festival-event.asp?ID=405  ART TREK http://www.artsandentertainment.org.uk/artcraft.html   Arts & entertainment North Devon
http://www.piltonartsgroup.com/index.htm  Pilton arts group
http://www.bbcdevon.org/creatives/visual-arts/ian-hudson/
http://www.bideford-tc.gov.uk/markets/pannier-market  a group of artists and crafts in Bideford
http://www.artsandentertainment.org.uk/4/post/2011/8/lovely-little-gallery-in-bideford-butchers-row.html

Life figure drawing & art classes..internet & art supplies below this...
please support these in your area
....want to learn to draw life figures...beginner or experienced...courses in Devon
Figure life drawing at Appledore & Weare Gifford , once a month, bring your own gear for 6 hours... 10am to 4pm only £20 please contact Rosie Burns including Tea & Bics  rosie_burns@yahoo.com   http://www.rosieburnsartist.com/gallery.html

mail@maggiecurtis.co.uk  Appledore Church Hall with the wonderful light  Our sessions are on the third Wednesday in the month...2hours 10to12am for  £5 tea coffee and bisc. Bring your own gear   http://www.maggiecurtis.co.uk/portfolio

Fiona C. Balfour   01237 424494 Life class at Bideford art centre two hours, gear supplied, everyThursday evening 7to9pm for £6 or contact Maggie above for details include tea coffee and bisc. at old art school building. 
https://sites.google.com/site/fionabalfourartist/ or  http://www.bideford.devon.sch.uk/bid_contact_com_ed.html

Petroc the North Devon art college runs many classes at the old Brannhams factory, and organises other courses at colleges around N. Devon check out the Petroc web site...tutors Doug Stackhouse and Pete Newell  Gear supplied  http://www.petroc.ac.uk/

Figure drawing class at North Molton (mainly clothed models) run by Lucy
01598 740119 every Monday (School term time only) 10 to 12 £5 at Old School by Church

Figure classes at Burton Art Gallery clothed figures and proportions
http://www.northdevon.com/thedms.aspx?dms=13&feature=32&venue=4341910
http://www.burtonartgallery.co.uk/

West Buckland in the new Damien Hurst gallery
have several classes and figure drawing once a month   
Mrs K A  Wicksenquiries@westbuckland.devon.sch.uk
http://devon.floodlight.co.uk/devon/courses-classes-lessons/west-buckland-school/best-art-and-crafts-courses/qualification/study/region/16180339/220706/100/19571/domain.html

Mike willdridge is a practising artist and former teacher.
At Chulmleigh all day life class for £30 the last Friday each month 
http://www.devonartcourses.co.uk/     devonartcourses@btinternet.com

Braunton CommunityCollege 
http://website.braunton.devon.sch.uk/downloads/bs_community_courses.pdf

Pilton Community College also runs several classes, details from PETROC or link below...
http://www.thisisnorthdevon.co.uk/New-art-classes-adults-kick-April/story-12161847-detail/story.html

Directory of some other Life classes around Devon
http://devon.floodlight.co.uk/devon/courses-classes-lessons/best-life-painting-drawing-courses/qualification/study/region/16180339/220706/100/domain.html

Tony Williams painting courses http://www.tonywilliamsart.co.uk/page3/index.php

Art Holiday breaks in Mid Devon http://www.bramblesartretreat.com/newhomepage2.html

Bude art society  http://www.budeart.co.uk/demonstrations.htm 

Ian Hudson runs calsses and AT HIS HOME STUDIO  http://ianhudson.net/about.htm

Colin Allbrook runs many classes around Devon contact him at his studio 01769 560041

Brambles art retreat  http://www.bramblesartretreat.com/?gclid=COGtlM72k68CFZARfAod4Whcxw

Lynton art courses at Gunns...  http://www.gunnsgallery.co.uk/index.php?location=courses

Life Drawing at Exeter  http://www.lifedrawingandportrait.co.uk/

Life Drawing at Tiverton  http://www.emagister.co.uk/life_drawing_courses_tiverton-kwpob-1000000024-81199.htm

Crafts & courses for fun Watercolour & stained Glass  http://www.trelawney.co.uk/craft-centre

DRAWING using the latest digital methods...you will be amazed  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OLP4nbAVA4

Internet ART LESSONS and tips on drawing and shape of the human body, perspective, reference of models in poses!
Drawing the human figure http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXhtPUUBWY4  YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RTFyWBSCEk&feature=related 
YouTube  art classes on line
http://www.beautifuldrawings.com/league.htm   
collection of life artists from the world
http://figure-drawings.blogspot.co.uk/2008/12/foreshortening.html  
figure perspective foreshortening
http://mausmaler.de/blog/?tag=ulrike   lots of figures in motion and poses
http://figuredrawings.com/figuredrawings.html    
models in motion and different poses, 1 minute poses
http://www.figuredrawing.net/   range of models and reference   
http://figuredrawings.com /body proportions and scale,skeliton  http://www.realcolorwheel.com/human.htm
http://www.elfwood.com/farp/figure/williamlibodyconstruction.html  simple basic 
http://www.figuredrawingonline.com/  on line
http://photo.net/photos/johnperi photographic artist models
History of Figure Painting  http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/figure-painting.htm
Complete history  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Figure_drawing
 http://www.lifedrawingandportrait.co.uk/page5.html  beautiful Life drawings by June Janes Exeter

 ART SUPPLIES...  Art Galleries & artists, below art supplies
Blue gallery  http://bluegallery.co.uk/  ask for Roy...they have everything in arts and crafts  BARNSTAPLE  01271 343536  16 Joy street
Garlands Art supplies Bideford 01237 473736 12 Allhalland st.
Gunns Gallery Lynton  http://www.gunnsgallery.co.uk/index.php?location=equipment
All these shops have extensive supplies of art materials.
Jackie Griffith...sells art materials for enjoyment at the South Molton Pannier Market...pictures,frames, mounts and materials  01769 572719  jgriffith@btopenworld.com
 
or order on line from London...http://www.atlantisart.co.uk/
 
....links to well known artists in Devon...Michael Austin, Colin Allbrook, Martin Blunt. Mike Woollacott, Ian Hudson, Tony Williams, Hester Berry,
John Hurford, Rosie Burns, Fiona C. Balfour, Ken Hildrew,  
Sarah Woolfenden, Clare Maryan Green, Stuart Fiddes, Maggie Curtis, Rebecca Cohen...and Art Galleries, and other famous creative artists from around the Country, below.

Michael J Austin   animal and figure paintings
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSLakiKobCw      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_Austin   

http://www.watersideart.co.uk/artistsca.htm    http://www.colinallbrookartist.co.uk/     

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mbpencils/  M.  Blunt  Petroc and Epsom,  worked with in advertisng,
see M. Cadman, David Bellamy, David Juniper in links to favourite artist, at bottom page. 

http://www.mikewoollacott.co.uk/artist.html   who is at PETROC ev class run by tutor Doug Stackhouse  for   http://www.petroc.ac.uk/

http://ianhudson.net/about.htm         http://www.pamcoxpaintings.co.uk/

http://www.tonywilliamsart.co.uk/page1/index.php

http://www.hesterberry.co.uk/gallery/index.htm     

http://www.johnhurford.co.uk/yapig/view.php?gid=2&page=1  amazing detail in nature and figures

www.rosieburnsartist.com  who runs the Appledore all day life class

http://www.northdevonarts.co.uk/member_468.html   Fiona who runs the Bideford ev life class
https://sites.google.com/site/fionabalfourartist/

http://www.kenhildrew.co.uk/  Well Known for landscape, animals, Exmoor      

Sarah Woolfenden http://www.sarahwoolfenden.co.uk/  lovely tress and woods

http://www.claresbeautifulwindows.co.uk/  superb Stained Glass

http://www.fiddes.org/delamer/Intro.html
http://www.northdevonarts.co.uk/member_597.html   Sturat Fiddes North Devon Arts

http://www.maggiecurtis.co.uk/portfolio  who runs the two hour Appledore class

http://welcombearts.wordpress.com/events/open-studios/  Rebecca Cohen figure artist
GET A SITE...set yourself up online with a web site http://www.123-reg.co.uk/
www.northdevonuk.co.uk  listing for all business in North Devon
 
Art Galleries
artstore Barnstaple 01271 346426 http://www.artstoregallery.co.uk/
Broomhill gallery Barnstaple http://www.broomhillart.co.uk/
Waterside Gallery Instow http://www.watersideart.co.uk/
Burton Art Gallery Bideford http://www.burtonartgallery.co.uk/
Appledore Galery  http://www.appledoregallery.co.uk/
Little gallery Torrington  http://www.littlegalleryonthefarm.co.uk/
North Devon Arts exhibitions http://www.northdevonarts.co.uk/
Ilfracombe Driftwood Gallery   http://www.driftwoodgallery.co.uk/ilfracombe
Devon Guide to Galleries http://www.devonguide.com/arts_and_crafts/galleries/
New art gallery in Lynton  http://gallery500feet.com/
The little Gallery http://www.artsandentertainment.org.uk/4/post/2011/8/lovely-little-gallery-in-bideford-butchers-row.html
Gunns Gallery Lynton http://www.gunnsgallery.co.uk/index.php?location=equipment
West Gallery http://www.westgallery.co.uk/
Art Coop http://www.artcoopatg39.co.uk/
The plough arts centre http://www.theploughartscentre.org.uk/
Art Devon  http://www.artdevon.com/
Appledore Crafts Gallery  http://www.appledorecraftscompany.co.uk/
14 the gallery  http://www.14thegallery.co.uk/
http://welcombearts.wordpress.com/events/open-studios/
Guide to Devon Museums http://www.devonmuseums.net/
Kevin Richardson Fine Bird drawings and paintings Bideford Devon number to follow

OTHER links to favourite and well known artists in UK ... 

John Raynes possibly the best illustrator from the 60's 70's now working in fine art and some beautifiul work in figures  http://www.johnraynes.co.uk/index.html  
solo show at Beside the Wave in Falmouth, PV July 6. http://www.beside-the-wave.co.uk/
http://besidethewave.culturelabel.com/artists-q-z/john-raynes

Victor Ambrus fantastic for figure and landscape  http://www.victorambrus.com/Home.html  teacher at Epsom?   did the concept work for Time Team, and lovely figure drawings

The most amazing realist American western art James Bama http://www.world-wide-art.com/art/James_Bama.html 

Frank Bellamy the famous comic strip artrist fantastic work http://www.frankbellamy.com/  worked with son David in advertising   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Bellamy   Eagle Comics

http://www.trevorheath.co.uk/  An Artist's Odyssey, ex Epsom Art School 
http://www.margaretheath.co.uk/         ps I love a burnt umber under wash!

The art teacher at Epsom art school who influenced Me, Martin, David, Trevor, sadly died in 2010
http://www.michaellawrencecadman.com/    see portait of M. Cadman in Trevor Heath's site
a retrospective of Michael's work...to follow soon. http://www.michaellawrencecadman.com/index.html

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mbpencils/  Martin Blunt,  Petroc and Epsom,  worked with in advertisng, 
see M. Cadman, David Bellamy, David Juniper, Trevor Heath.

http://www.iandavidbaker.com/profile-page-one/   Ian Baker ex Epsom art School
http://www.charlesbone.com/  Charles Bone, friend of M. Cadman

http://www.folioart.co.uk/illustration/folio/artists/illustrator/david-juniper/ David Juniper
 ex Epsom Art School and superb Album cover designer Led Zepplin

Michael J Austin history http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_Austin   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSLakiKobCw   worked next to his Barnstaple studio in Advertising, and good paintball player...

http://www.michaelheslop.com/illustration/illus_pages/illustration_index.htm

http://www.artsocieties.co.uk/directory/art-demonstrators-teachers/%5Blocation-province_N%5D/dennis-lascelles-ba-hons 
Dennis Lascelles  http://www.flickr.com/photos/30245815@N04/  Art tutor and runs many classes in South England Bridgton area...plays a great Hamond organ! Worked with him in advertising Wokingham.

SueLewington http://www.greatatlantic.co.uk/demon/gallery/sue2/exhibit.html Lovely Cornwall scenes

Kurt Jackson  http://www.kurtjackson.co.uk/Kurt_jackson_paintings_exhibitions.htm superb

 http://www.tarkachimneysweeps.co.uk   Little Thatch, Chapelton,  Umberleigh EX37 9ED

 tel :  01271 858354  email tarkachimneysweeps@yahoo.co.uk   Chris and Frank are Tarka Chimney Sweeps alternative email for drawing frankadey@yahoo.co.uk 

http://www.homes-indevon.co.uk     http://www.spain-ruralproperties.co.uk/

http://www.devon-placestostay.co.uk

a Digital Electric site  http://www.digitalelectric.co.uk/   frankadey@yahoo.co.uk