Crouch End Picturehouse, London, 19 February 2026

2 Mar 2026

I’ve life modelled in pubs and clubs, bars and cafes, museums and galleries, libraries and community centres, churches and village halls, studios and work places, but only once before had I ever modelled at a cinema. That was way way back in 2013 for Art Macabre at Hackney Picturehouse. Fast forward thirteen years to the present and I find myself at Crouch End Picturehouse, posing with Crouch End Life Drawing.

We were in the Picturehouse’s Community Space, not in front of the silver screen but in front of a whole wall of mirrors. It was my first time modelling for this group, and my first meeting with its organiser, fellow life model ‘Fat Meg‘. As requested, I’d sent Meg some photos for promo material, from which one of me holding a wooden mannequin figure – taken during a ‘How to Draw‘ session at The Conservatoire – was used.

I felt duly it was appropriate that I bring a couple of mannequin figures to Crouch End for use as props. Plus I brought a skull too, because why not? Prop-use is very much encouraged here. I repeated my pose holding one of the figures, but most of the time they just kept me company. Overall it was a relaxed sociable fun session, slightly low key due to foul weather but great to meet Meg at last. Good times.