This page is under construction (as well)
A gallery of inspiring figurative artists, whom I often reference in my classes as well as my own work. This list is by no means exhaustive, but it is an enlightening compilation to start with. These are all figurative artists who have (or had) a strong drawing practice as a base for other work they may have done. If there are websites available for the following artists, you may visit them by clicking on the titles.
Go to the Basics of Life Drawing blog post here.
1. Alberto Giacometti
![Alberto Giacometti Walking Figure](https://artblog.kathrynkaiser.ca/storage/2021/11/Walking-Figure-400x400.jpg)
![Alberto Giacometti](https://artblog.kathrynkaiser.ca/storage/2021/11/giaco7.jpg)
2. Alex Fowler (London, UK)
![| Inspiring Figurative Artists](https://artblog.kathrynkaiser.ca/storage/2021/11/Alex-Fowler-New-School-of-Art.jpg)
3. Alex Kanevsky (Philadelphia US)
![| Inspiring Figurative Artists](https://artblog.kathrynkaiser.ca/storage/2021/11/Alex-Kanevsky-6.jpg)
4. Amy (Huddleston) Scherer
![Amy-Huddleston1](https://artblog.kathrynkaiser.ca/storage/2021/11/Amy-Huddleston1.jpg)
![Amy Huddleston Scherer White-Coat](https://artblog.kathrynkaiser.ca/storage/2021/11/White-Coat-acrylic.jpg)
5. Anne Gale (Seattle, WA)
![Anne Gale Rachel](https://artblog.kathrynkaiser.ca/storage/2021/11/ag_new_7_Rachel.jpg)
6. Anne Hoover (ON Canada)
![| Inspiring Figurative Artists](https://artblog.kathrynkaiser.ca/storage/2021/11/Concussion-Series-1993_Anne-Hoover.jpg)
7. Anne Magill (Northern Ireland)
![| Inspiring Figurative Artists](https://artblog.kathrynkaiser.ca/storage/2021/11/Anne-Magill-Ireland.jpg)
![| Inspiring Figurative Artists](https://artblog.kathrynkaiser.ca/storage/2021/11/The-Shoreline.jpg)
9. Arthur Schilling (Rama, ON)
![| Inspiring Figurative Artists](https://artblog.kathrynkaiser.ca/storage/2021/11/Arthur_Shilling_Young_Boy_Sleeping_1152_39.jpg)
10. Auguste Rodin
![| Inspiring Figurative Artists](https://artblog.kathrynkaiser.ca/storage/2021/11/Auguste-Rodin-1840-1917-blue-Cambodian-Dancer-in-Profile.jpg)
11. Aurore de la Morinerie
![| Inspiring Figurative Artists](https://artblog.kathrynkaiser.ca/storage/2021/11/Aurore-de-la-Morinerie-1.jpg)
![| Inspiring Figurative Artists](https://artblog.kathrynkaiser.ca/storage/2021/11/Aurore-de-la-MORINERIE-07.jpg)
12. Brian Smith (Toronto, Ontario)
![| Inspiring Figurative Artists](https://artblog.kathrynkaiser.ca/storage/2021/11/Front-Row-B-Smith.jpg)
![| Inspiring Figurative Artists](https://artblog.kathrynkaiser.ca/storage/2021/11/Hazels-Morning-Sun-Brian-Smith.jpg)
13. Carolyn Pyfrom
![| Inspiring Figurative Artists](https://artblog.kathrynkaiser.ca/storage/2021/11/self-with-easels_bg.jpg)
14. Catherine Kehoe (Massachusetts, US)
![| Inspiring Figurative Artists](https://artblog.kathrynkaiser.ca/storage/2021/11/Catherine-Kehoe-11.jpg)
![Catherine Kehoe](https://artblog.kathrynkaiser.ca/storage/2021/11/d4fc860e038e40b3a04239904e97072a.jpg)
15. Catherine Woskow
![| Inspiring Figurative Artists](https://artblog.kathrynkaiser.ca/storage/2021/11/catherine-woskow-painting-nudes-01.jpg)
![| Inspiring Figurative Artists](https://artblog.kathrynkaiser.ca/storage/2021/11/Sitting-Red.jpg)
16. Christina Sealey
![| Inspiring Figurative Artists](https://artblog.kathrynkaiser.ca/storage/2021/11/2008-James-and-Cannon-Teresa-72-x-48-Oil-on-canvas_850.jpg)
17. David Campbell (Williamsburg, VA)
![| Inspiring Figurative Artists](https://artblog.kathrynkaiser.ca/storage/2021/11/1.CC_Studying_a_Bird.jpg)
18. Derek Overfield
![derek-overfield](https://artblog.kathrynkaiser.ca/storage/2021/11/great-achilleus-sm-derek-overfield_orig.jpg)
![| Inspiring Figurative Artists](https://artblog.kathrynkaiser.ca/storage/2021/11/drawing-423.jpg)
19. Don Gale (California, US)
![| Inspiring Figurative Artists](https://artblog.kathrynkaiser.ca/storage/2021/11/Metamorphosis-15-in.-x-22-in..jpg)
20. Egon Schiele
![| Inspiring Figurative Artists](https://artblog.kathrynkaiser.ca/storage/2021/11/Self-Portrait.jpg)
22. Evan Uglow (UK)
![| Inspiring Figurative Artists](https://artblog.kathrynkaiser.ca/storage/2021/11/Euan-Uglow6.jpg)
23. Ewa Hauton
![| Inspiring Figurative Artists](https://artblog.kathrynkaiser.ca/storage/2021/11/Danse.jpg)
25. Harry Carmean
![| Inspiring Figurative Artists](https://artblog.kathrynkaiser.ca/storage/2021/11/harry-carmean-b58c6244-8547-4638-b901-f446b327737-resize-750.jpg)
![| Inspiring Figurative Artists](https://artblog.kathrynkaiser.ca/storage/2021/11/Life-Drawing.jpg)
26. Ian Hodgson
![| Inspiring Figurative Artists](https://artblog.kathrynkaiser.ca/storage/2021/11/Ian-Hodgson-.jpg)
24. Graham Watson (UK)
![| Inspiring Figurative Artists](https://artblog.kathrynkaiser.ca/storage/2021/11/Cross-Contour-GWatson.jpg)
27. Henry Moore
![| Inspiring Figurative Artists](https://artblog.kathrynkaiser.ca/storage/2021/11/Henry-Moore-8.jpg)
28. Jenny Saville
![| Inspiring Figurative Artists](https://artblog.kathrynkaiser.ca/storage/2021/11/In-the-Realm-of-the-Mothers.jpg)
29. John Hartman (Midland, ON)
![| Inspiring Figurative Artists](https://artblog.kathrynkaiser.ca/storage/2021/11/Thomas-King-Chesterman-Beach-Tofino-2018.jpg)
30. Jylian Gustlin
![| Inspiring Figurative Artists](https://artblog.kathrynkaiser.ca/storage/2021/11/jyliangustlin-Spiritus4.jpg)
31. Karen Darling (Brampton, ON)
![| Inspiring Figurative Artists](https://artblog.kathrynkaiser.ca/storage/2021/11/To-Market-acrylic.jpg)
32. Lucian Freud
![| Inspiring Figurative Artists](https://artblog.kathrynkaiser.ca/storage/2021/11/Self-Portrait-3.jpg)
33. Mark Horst
![| Inspiring Figurative Artists](https://artblog.kathrynkaiser.ca/storage/2021/11/Mark-Horst-Portrait-copy.jpg)
34. Mary Beth McKenzie
![| Inspiring Figurative Artists](https://artblog.kathrynkaiser.ca/storage/2021/11/mary-beth-mckenzie-237175fb-75f1-4d91-a4a4-da83a99b485-resize-750.jpg)
35. Michael Reedy
![| Inspiring Figurative Artists](https://artblog.kathrynkaiser.ca/storage/2021/11/Michael-Reedy.jpg)
35. Nicolas Uribe
![| Inspiring Figurative Artists](https://artblog.kathrynkaiser.ca/storage/2021/11/Nicolas-Uribe-Isabella.jpg)
37. Sargy Mann
![| Inspiring Figurative Artists](https://artblog.kathrynkaiser.ca/storage/2021/11/Sargy-Mann.jpg)
38. Stan Smith 1929-2001 (UK)
![| Inspiring Figurative Artists](https://artblog.kathrynkaiser.ca/storage/2021/11/0401_Stan_Smith_Split_light-844x1024-1.jpg)
![| Inspiring Figurative Artists](https://artblog.kathrynkaiser.ca/storage/2021/11/0613_Stan_Smith_Jumper.jpg)
39. Susan Dain (ON, Canada)
![| Inspiring Figurative Artists](https://artblog.kathrynkaiser.ca/storage/2021/11/Figure-With-Map.jpg)
40. Ted Fullerton (ON, Canada)
![| Inspiring Figurative Artists](https://artblog.kathrynkaiser.ca/storage/2021/11/Fullerton_GukumatzAndThe3Sisters_300_master-scaled.jpg)
42. Ulrike Bolenz
![| Inspiring Figurative Artists](https://artblog.kathrynkaiser.ca/storage/2021/11/b9f9ad_2deaf54f38524ca8a39d8882baf81cc9mv2_d_1536_2048_s_2.jpg)
![| Inspiring Figurative Artists](https://artblog.kathrynkaiser.ca/storage/2021/11/gaia-2.jpg)
41. Terry Miura
![| Inspiring Figurative Artists](https://artblog.kathrynkaiser.ca/storage/2021/11/Terry-Miura-TuttArt@-44.jpg)
43. Zsolt Kereszty
![| Inspiring Figurative Artists](https://artblog.kathrynkaiser.ca/storage/2021/11/DSCF0132-1.jpg)