From church to gallery
Posted: August 18, 2013 Filed under: Uncategorized 8 CommentsOn the second day of the workshop in Saint-André-d’Argenteuil we sketched around the beautifully restored Christ Church, which now houses a gallery with works by local artists. When I started my demo, the gentleman who runs the gallery opened the doors for the day and noticed us all grouped together, sketching in his direction. Eventually he wandered over to see what we were all doing. Not long after that he pulled a chair out onto the steps. Taking advantage of the summer day or hoping to get drawn into the sketch? I’m not sure which it was but I obliged by adding him in.
There was some tricky perspective in the drawing of the bell tower but everyone produced great work! Thanks again for inviting me out, Dunany ladies!
Thank you for sharing with us; sauch lovely sketches(I would say paintings)
Francine
Thanks Francine. I did this one on a block of watercolour paper so it seems more like a painting to me too.
This is so pretty, and from the group photo it seems that the whole group is talented wow!xx
Yes, a very talented group. A pleasure to teach!!
I like this… it reminds me of something that seems to be just out of the reach of my mind. It may have something to do with the large tree, which has a very Australian feel to it… but that is hard to imagine in your climate.
Anyway, I love the assortment of greens that you used here… I tried counting them but gave up… I wish I could mix colours like that!
We have lots of big trees here too. I guess I just never draw them! Or draw them all the way to the top.
I was excited and pleased to find Christ Church on the Pinterest page this morning. In 1954 my dad was the Anglican Priest at Christ Church, along with Lachute and Brownsburg. In those days the town was called “St. Andrews East”. As a 15 yr old, I was hired to play the pump organ, and eventually an electric organ for Sunday morning services in this church. I have photos of the church in my “to paint” folder; watercolor of course! What a great idea to use the building as an art gallery. Thank you for sharing on Pinterest where I get my inspiration. Travel is no longer an option for me so I rely on others to bring me the photos.
Iris Hillman (California)
HI Iris, I had to look this one up because I sketched it so long ago. It was a workshop demo. What a nice story. I’m glad you found it and I’m happy to hear a little bit of history about it. Shari