Life Modelling

Cy started modelling a bit back in 1973 but took a break for a few decades to do a regular job. In recent years he has modelled for colleges, schools, art courses and many local drawing groups.

Cy has an Enhanced DBS certificate for schools and a basic certificate for any other institutions that require one.

Example poses
Winter
Summer

Beards tend to grow in the winter and vanish in the summer

Some favourite poses

Drunk Again
Sitting Sideways on a Chair
The Boxer – this artist captured the underlying intent of the pose
The Boxer / Street Fighter
In My Best Kaftan, Channelling Demis Roussos
Thinker – artists often struggle with the position of the right elbow
Linked poses- helping myself up
Linked poses – fighting myself
by Mark Satchwill 2021
By Aaron Williams
Walking with my father’s carved stick
Leaning on my father’s stick – V&A 20 mins
Zooming from my Armchair by Robert Waddingham
Zooming from my Armchair by Robert Waddingham
Marsyas Tied To A Tree by Robert Waddingham
Marsyas Tied To A Tree by Robert Waddingham
Marsyas Playing at the Foot of a Tree by Victoria Rance
Marsyas Playing at the Foot of a Tree by Victoria Rance
Marsyas has Lost the Contest by Victoria Rance
The Little Mermaid
By Frank Duffy, Blackheath Conservatoire
The Drunk
The Thinker
The Umbrella Pose – V&A 20 mins
The Victorian
Exquisite, elegant, minimalist mark-making by Maki Doi
Exquisite mark-making by Maki Doi

Some portraits

Portrait by Jessica Voorsanger, January 2019
Portrait by Jennifer Binnie 2018
Excerpt from Spat by Riva Pearce 2010
Portrait by Joe Barrow 2019
Donna 2020
As King Lear 2021