St Pancras Church House, London, 19 June 2025
At the onset of this summer’s first significant heatwave the last thing I thought I would require is a heater. Nevertheless, a heater awaited me at St Pancras Church House when I arrived for this London Drawing session. Organiser Anne explained: it wasn’t intended to heat me up, it was for the fan setting to me cool down.
With nine successive 2-minute poses requested for the initial “warm-up” phase of the evening, anything with a cooling effect was welcome. These were conditions in which sweat would seep in every crooked elbow, flood every belly fold, lubricate every palm placed on a slippery hip or torso.
I wasn’t the only one feeling the heat. Quite early in our work, an artist had to give up standing at an easel and instead be seated to draw. After our warm-ups, Anne asked me to be seated as well. I gladly complied, and was encouraged to remain seated for all the remaining poses. I could have comfortably stood… but why be a martyr? 🙂
Pose minutes, 7pm-9pm
Part 1 : 10, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 10, 10, 10.
— break —
Part 2 : 30.
Artworks
With apologies to artists I’m unable to credit.
steve ritter 