Freya: An online figure drawing session
Lydia Cecil
In this art historical special, Lydia Cecil will be drawing model Freya in a pose inspired by Artemisia Gentileschi, the most celebrated female painter of the seventeenth century. As well as a chance to create a beautifully atmospheric charcoal drawing of Freya, you'll be taken on an art historical tour of Gentileschi and her work.
Materials: Charcoal on white paper
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