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November

November is a month when things recede into the earth. The American alt rock artiste, Tom Waits wrote a poignant song about November: ‘it only believes in a…

Drawing the nude in Badingham

Drawing the nude in Badingham. On Saturday the 10th of September 2022, life drawing took place at the White House, Badingham, Suffolk. A small group of people attended…

Life drawing day with Alan Dedman

Life drawing day with Alan Dedman will take place on the 25th of June 2022, 10am to 5pm at the White House, Badingham in Suffolk. Set within the…

Les Demoiselles by Alan Dedman

When I was a student at the Royal Academy Schools (RAS), we lived in a bijou flat in SW8. After a day’s life-drawing I would come home and…

The Royal Academy Schools by Alan Dedman

Once upon a time, in the scullery at the Royal Academy Shools a young woman, sporting a head dress reminiscent of Hilda Ogden – said to me ‘…

Painting and drawing the nude by Alan Dedman

I have always painted and drawn from life (the nude). Originally I was encouraged by Royal Academy Schools (RAS) graduate, Anne Roberts. At Great Yarmouth we were further…