Village Community Hall, Tunbridge Wells, 6 December 2025 – part 2

21 Dec 2025

…and so to part 2 of a double session for Tunbridge Wells Life Drawing. During the half-hour interval between part 1 (shorter poses) and resuming for part 2 (long pose) time was spent admiring works that artists made earlier, and eating a modest packed lunch that I myself made earlier. Not quite a full rest and recharge, but sufficient.

As is usually the case, some artists who attended the earlier session departed, some remained and a trickle of newcomers arrived. Normally I expect more attendees for a short-pose session than long, and in fact that’s how it was here, but it was pleasantly surprising to find numbers were overall not too dissimilar.

I was asked to warm-up with four 2-minute poses, which caught me off guard slightly, but for the benefit of those who had drawn me earlier I contorted into all-new shapes. Then came the main feature: a 90-minute long pose with a break in the middle. Time to be seated, in a position from which no emerging aches could easily be foreseen.

Of course remaining motionless for that long in any situation other than one intended to induce slumber will invariably lead to aches sooner or later. The priority for models is to make the best choices for it to be later. On this occasion I got it about right. Only one numb hand needed a couple of shakes. That’s acceptable. A happy day. 🙂