Category: Artwork

Original artwork by Suzanne Forbes, a Berlin-based intersectional sex-positive feminist figurative artist.

Akynos at Pansy’s House of Presents at Monster Ronsons!

Akynos at Monster Ronsons by Suzanne Forbes March 20 2020Amazing performer Akynos lit up the stage!

One of the last events I hit before I self-quarantined was Pansy’s House of Presents  at Monster Ronsons. This edition was hosted by Gieza Poke! Although MF Akynos is active in modeling for Berlin’s life drawing community, I hadn’t had a chance to draw them before. What a thrill!

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As usual this drawing is licensed Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) for all to share and enjoy!

In addition, I release the copyright on the drawing to the performer shown and they may use the drawings for their own profit and pleeeasssure in any way they choose.

Life Drawing Chiqui Love from The Berlin Stripper’s Collective!

Watercolor brush pen drawing of Chiqui Love seated by Suzanne Forbes Jan 28 2020Such a treat to draw lovely Chiqui Love!

I met her at the Life Drawing with Berlin Strippers Collective session I recently attended, and I have been so thrilled to see the group thriving.

Watercolor brush pen drawing of Chiqui Love by Suzanne Forbes Jan 28 2020Chiqui is a terrific model, with burlesque performer skills as well as pole, and she brought fabulous outfits for the session.

I also created some drawings of her in her outfits for my Patreon-funded blog and you can see them there!

Watercolor brush pen drawing of Chiqui Love nude crossed legs by Suzanne Forbes Jan 28 2020The session was put on by Berlin life drawing session organizers Alexandra Ru and Liana Gilman of Sketcherei.

Everything was very well-organized, with excellent lighting!

Watercolor brush pen drawing of Chiqui Love nude seated by Suzanne Forbes Jan 28 2020Chiqui also had an excellent playlist!

Berlin’s life drawing scene, with its diversity, strong female-identifying presence, and inclusion of sex workers, is a miracle and a treasure. I am so grateful to work and draw in this city alongside my colleagues!