St Peter’s Church
After shopping at the Saturday market, I sat at the war memorial and sketched this church. Although the building has been re-built numerous times and the current exterior is nineteenth century it still amazes me that people have been worshipping at this site for about a thousand years.
posted by Julie Oakley at Monday, January 19, 2009
6 Comments:
Hello Julie - saw your latest post on EDM Super just above my own. Could not resist taking a closer peek and finding out where you lived. Really enjoyed your two year long projects of the Mile from Home and Family Portraits. If you havent seen her work already, I think you'd find my friend Anita Davies (artbyanita.blogspot.com) blog of interest as she has just published a book CLOSE TO HOME, sketches of some 30 or so houses in 5 villages around her in Cambridgeshire. Liked the feel of this church painting (I'm into churches too).
This is beautiful. The trees are wonderfully done, and the brickwork.
Julie, brilliant water colour sketch, as always. Do you paint in gloves? You've inspired me to have a go myself, started life class last week. Just posted a quick first week effort and have given you a shout out at end of blog. Check it out if you get time at http://woodlandfay.blogspot.com/
I agree, there is something wonderful about the fact that people have been "worshipping at this site for about a thousand years."
I'm really enjoying your work Julie, as an ex-pat your paintings are a joy.
Joan, I often pop in to see Anita's work.
Thanks Rob, Owen and Stephen. Fay I once had some fingerless gloves but most of the time it's bare hands. I'm going over to look at those life drawings now.
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