References for LenGifford

Rebecca Perry

I would absolutely recommend Len to anyone who is looking to collaborate with him. He is a very professional, creative and sweet. I thoroughly enjoyed my shoot with him and chatting to him in general - lovely person.

Thank you Len - Highly suggested to all Models

Lindy_Lu

I had my 1st modelling shoot with Len after being away from modelling for a few years. I have done modelling for Len before. Lens art work and sculptureing is very good, I love his art work. Len made me feel comfortable. Len is friendly, chatty and polite. Great communication. I highly recommend working with Len. Thank you for a great shoot Len.

freespirit

Had another lovely session with Len- first modelling for his ideas for sculptures and paintings, in which he takes photos of poses he requests from a 360 degree perspective, and then in the evening I again modelled for his Life Drawing class, which, although it's challenging to hold the poses for intervals of 10 minutes up to an hour, it is always interesting to see what the diverse artists come up with.

Len kindly picked me up from the coach station, as he has always done in the past, he arrived early so I didn't have to wait, and then we had a pleasureable and stimulating afternoon of sculptural modelling, interspersed with Len showing me all the drawing he's been doing- he'd been prolific during the pandemic, and I hadn't seen him in 2 years, so there was much to catch up on. As before, I find Len's studio and sculpture garden creatively inspiring, as he tends to use dancers and contortionists as models, so looking at his sculptures gives me an incentive to keep learning and improving as a model.

Pre-shoot communications were clear and concise, and again Len's wife kindly made us a lovely dinner before the Life Drawing session began. I was treated as always with kindness and hospitality, and I did my best and worked hard, and I felt that was appreciated. I look forward to seeing what Len comes up with in his future sculptures and drawings.

Highly recommended, and I hope we will work together again soon.

Thanks again, Len. :)

Rebecca Perry

What a truly wonderful person and photographer Len is!

I had the delightfulful opportunity to meet and work alongside him at his Art studio in Milton Keynes & What a pleasure it was! I cannot recommend Len enough!

Len is very personable on the shoot and we had some fantastic conversations during the session which helped keep things relaxed. If you shoot with Len you will get

1.An enjoyable fun shooting!

2. Great comms,

3. Excellent on set experience,

4.Excellent images he is very respectful and a humorous person.

5.You will leave your shoot feeling positive and upbeat!

Thank you very much for a brilliant morning & I look forward to working with you again - very Highly highly recommended by me to all models in the industry :-)

www.rebeccaperry.net

freespirit

-With Sincere Apologies to Len for this terribly belated reference. Am slowly getting back into the swing of things, after being in Canada caring for my father following his cancer surgery during the pandemic.

As I’ve said before, I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve worked with Len, but I know our last shoot before the pandemic hit mirrored all previous ones in being highly productive and creatively stimulating. I find combining life modelling for Mike Dales’ Art class in Len’s studio with working as a model for Len’s sculptures offers a great, unique, and varied artistic experience.

I believe the last time (am afraid it’s all a bit of a blur now) we had dinner with Len’s lovely wife Trish, who has frequently made meals for me when I have modelled at Len’s. Len has regularly picked me up and brought me back from the coach station, which is very helpful and kind. I really appreciate all the creative interaction that happens in Len’s studio- modelling in his sculpture studio or his sculpture garden in the summer, one is surrounded by so many fantastic creative ideas, it’s a stimulating environment for coming up with new original poses, and, because Len’s perspective as a sculptor is so different than when one works with photographers, it is refreshing and educative to reconsider posing possibilities from a 3D point of view, and Len’s anecdotes- for example regarding Degas, or his tips on contrapposto posing, all form a uniquely valuable part of my learning experience as a model.

Highly recommended, and I hope we will work together again. Thanks, again, Len. :)

Kitana_warrioress💙

I had the great honour of working with the genius artist Len at his studio.

His work is such a supreme standard, like a museum gallery...meet Van Gogh

Len is so imaginative in all aspects of his art, from sculptures to his drawings. Art speaks where words are unable to explain.

I had the pleasure of being Lens' model and look forward to seeing his work of art come alive. Len has opened my perspective of art in many forms and seeing his work of art has given me unimaginable creativity as a model to embrace many more shoots to come. Thank you Len for a very creative day and look forward to many more shoots.

Leigh_Anne

I met with Len for the second time at his studio for a Life Drawing Class hosted by artist Mike Dales. :)

Len was very helpful again with transport picking me up and dropping me back at the station.

Throughout the drawing sesson Len made sure i was comfortable, warm and also took the time to make me a cuppa and shared the odd chocolate biccy during the break. :)

I'm looking forward to coming back again!

Highly recommended. :)

Leigh_Anne

I had my first modelling session with Len. :)

Len was very helpful with transport, picking me up and dropping me back from the station.

Len was very welcoming to his home studio. He showed me around and I was fascinated instantly by all the hidden sculptures he had in his beautiful garden. I was taken back by such detail and emotion the sculptures had, especially his 'Spring' lady. Len clearly pays attention to detail with his work.

I was then shown the main studio area which I would be working in. This was a lovely, clean and spacious area. We then moved on to see his workshop area, where I viewed his current pieces he had been working on. I found it really interesting seeing the armature and hearing the process Len goes through to create his artwork. He takes time and care with his work.

Len then takes me to view his other studio which holds more of his explicit adult work which I am glad that he showed me, as it made things clear of the different levels of work he produces.

Len took close measurements as well as 360 reference photos of me to help him organise and plan his work accurately. I was given a copy of the images to use with as I please. Which is an added bonus of working with him. :)

Len was very good with hosting and catering, making sure whether I wanted a break or to have a drink and we spend the rest of the evening chatting away to one another. It was really interesting hearing how Len got into sculpting and even more shocking to know how he designed half his house and the studio we were sitting in.

He is quite the architect!

Looking forward to coming back to the studio!

Miss Diamond Sparkle 💕☯

HIGHLY RECOMMEND...Had a really fun shoot with Len and his friend Mike...they are both really easy going, down to earth and friendly...Len and I are already talking about our next shoot together which I am really looking forward to...

freespirit

I've lost track of how many times I've worked with Len now, but we had another great session over the weekend, with me modelling first for Len for ballet sculpture, then later in the evening for life drawing. He kindly picked me up from the coach station, and, when my travel plans got altered at the last minute because of snow, he generously offered me a room to stay for the night, and his wife kindly made a lovely hot meal. I always find working in Len's sculpture studio to be stimulating creatively, as it's full of so many years of his work, both sculptures and drawings, and I can derive much inspiration from the shapes and impressive poses. This session afforded the additional opportunity of modelling and dancing in the snow, and Len's unique sculpture garden provided a beautiful backdrop for some memorable snow shots.

Highly recommended, and I look forward to working together again in the near future. :)

freespirit

Had another great shoot with Len again last Friday. He kindly picked me up from the station, and he made me a lovely cup of tea upon arrival at his home studio. We worked at a nice relaxed pace- with me initially posing in a tutu en pointe with one of the ballet sculptures I'd modelled for previously, and then doing a quick fetish set with me brandishing a whip. :) In the evening, Len's wife kindly made us a lovely dinner, and then I posed, again en pointe, for Len's life modelling class. Len was professional, affable, and kind throughout. I hope we will work together again. :)

brunutty

I worked with Len at his studio making a start on some sculpture work that I hope will continue. Len's comms beforehand were great, he told me exactly what would be involved so I knew what to expect. During the session, he made sure I was comfortable throughout. He was easy to get along with and it was interesting to see the process involved. I hope to work with him again soon :)

brunutty

I met Len at his life drawing class, where I modelled for him and his group. I was warmly welcomed and made comfortable throughout. Len is easy to get along with and I enjoyed modelling for the group. I hope to work with Len again :)

Aya

I had another great shoot with Len himself and also modelled for his art class. Len is friendly, professional artist and also fun to work with. He and his wife offered me nice home made supper between the shoot and the art class in a very friendly warm atmosphere.

I thoroughly enjoyed working with Len. Highly recommended!!!

Looking forward to working with him again.

Aya

I had a great shoot with Len today. Pre-shoot communication was perfect. He welcomed me with nice hot drinks and nicely warmed up studio and so it was very comfortable to work. He is very friendly, fun to work with and also reliable professional and so I happily took his direction 100% without any problem and hesitation at all for this bondage themed shoot.

Thank you for the brilliant shoot and highly recommended.

I am really looking forward to working with him in the near future again.

Persephone

Had a really excellent shoot with Len the other day as part of the preliminary preparations for what promises to be an awesome bondage sculpture...as always working with Len was fantastic, and I'm completely chuffed to be working on a long project with someone I get on with so well.

Enthusiastically recommended, loudly and until the end of time *grins*

Persephone

Had a really fantastic time working with Len yesterday...it's really great to work with someone so like-minded and creative. I can see us producing some fantastic stuff together, and am really looking forward to seeing how all the eventual work turns out. Can't wait to be a sculpture, to be honest *grins*

Honestly, cannot recommend Len highly enough - he's a really great guy, and I'm looking forward very much to working with him further.

Persephone

Had a really fantastic first shoot with Len today as the first stage of what will eventually become a rather awesome seeming sculpture. I had an absolute blast, and found Len to be an awesome guy and very much a person on my wavelength (we easily chatted at least twice as much as we worked *grins*).

I'm very much looking forward to working with Len again - indeed we made plans to do far more things than was originally thought over the course of the day - and it goes without saying that I wholeheartedly recommend him.

freespirit

Len kindly invited me to model, for the second time, at the Guild of Erotic Artist's meeting in his studio, along with Em Theresa. We had a great time, shooting both in his studio and his unique sculpture garden, and Len was the perfect host- considerate, relaxed and convivial. We even managed to perform a charity event- "snail racing"- which was certainly a unique experience. :)

Highly recommended. :)

Em Theresa

Len invited me along to model at a meeting/group shoot of the Guild of Erotic Artists last weekend, at his studio nearby me. The whole group was extremely friendly and there was a great relaxed atmosphere and I had a good time and a lot of laughs! I worked on aerial hoop and art nude in the garden of the studio. I have worked with Len and at his place numerous times and I get along very well with him so I have no hesitation working with him and the Guild again :)