Three Classicists: Ben Pentreath, George Saumarez Smith and Francis Terry

This was the second and final large drawing which Francis drew with this friends Ben Pentreath and George Saumarez Smith following their hugely successful ‘Three Classicists’ exhibition at the RIBA in May 2010.

With the idea of involving all the arts, the creation of the drawing was accompanied by the cellist Janie Price aka ‘Bird’ who composed her inimitable improvisations throughout the day. In the last few moments the fate of the drawing takes a surprising turn…