Life Model Sarah Housh on the Challenges of Nude Figure Modeling
Sarah Housh, a fine art model, recently opened up about her journey in nude figure modeling. Surprisingly, she finds the hardest part isn't being exposed, but the silence that comes with the job, which stops her from chatting or laughing. As someone who loves to talk, this makes the experience quite challenging for her. During sessions, she often has to stay perfectly still for about 20 to 25 minutes. One of her experiences includes a charcoal drawing created by a student from Eastern Illinois University in a life-drawing class. Additionally, there's a photo by Saanvi Seela of Housh at a four-day painting workshop with Timothy Rees at East Oaks Studio in Cary, North Carolina, featuring a student's work in progress.
Key facts
- Sarah Housh works as a fine art model
- Housh says the inability to speak, laugh, or react during sessions is the hardest part of the job
- Figure modeling requires total stillness, most commonly in 20- to 25-minute intervals
- An Eastern Illinois University student drew a charcoal figure drawing of Housh during a life-drawing session
- A four-day painting workshop was led by artist Timothy Rees at East Oaks Studio in Cary, North Carolina
- Housh posed for the East Oaks Studio workshop
- A student's painting of the pose is shown in progress in the foreground of a photo by Saanvi Seela
- A photo of the charcoal drawing was taken by Sarah Housh
Entities
Artists
- Sarah Housh
- Timothy Rees
- Saanvi Seela
Institutions
- Eastern Illinois University
- East Oaks Studio
Locations
- Cary
- North Carolina
- United States