Framestore, London, 12 May 2026

16 May 2026

Back with Cosy Life Drawing London in the movie-making magicians’ technological dungeon at Framestore. My poses are strictly analogue, however, and so are the life drawings… apart from one artist using a tablet… oh, and a robot calls the pose times.

Last time here I declined to use props but said I would return to them at this session. So, for the 5-minute and 10-minute poses of our first half, I brandished a sword and a combat pole, hopefully in ways that were original. I’ve brandished them before.

At half-time I revisited the props bin to select some new items, but all I could find was more (fake) weapons: automatic rifles, bows (no arrows), more swords and poles. An umbrella was also present, though I wouldn’t be surprised if that was poison-tipped.

Posturing with weapons isn’t really my style, and I’d posed with their umbrella on one of my previous visits, so I cast about for any non-lethal alternatives. Answers were at hand! The glass from which I’d been drinking, and a towel provided for seat padding.

Duly, five 2-minute poses with the glass were followed by three 15-minute poses with the towel, taking us to the session’s end. It’s curious how different props can create a whole new dynamic for poses. Maybe I need to experiment more often.