There was a heatwave when I was in Rouen. When we drew at lunch, we had to be under the shade of an awning. This day the steeple of Saint-Ouen was peeking above the restaurant roofs. I did the best I could under the adverse conditions. The intense heat sapped our energy but we just had to power through. I had to show the hunderds of other artists drawing on the streets that I could share their pain. Plus there’s no air conditioning in France which goes to prove we don’t actually need it. Monet and Picasso didn’t need no stinking air con.
