Friday, April 29, 2005

"Methodist Church"

My wife and I were married in this church, so was her sister and her husband, my mother and father-in-law renewed their marriage vows here, my niece married her husband in this church a few months ago, and my father-in-law's funeral was held here. It the most majestic, somewhat Romanesque structure in this city, and it sits like a rock in the old downtown section of town.

This morning they held a huge rummage sale there, so while my wife, daughter, mother-in-law , and three grandchildren plied the aisles searching for "good deals," I walked across the street and sketched the old building. I shoulda planned a little better, I couldn't get the steps down to ground level, and I couldn't show the beautiful gardens that off-set the front of the building. Oh well, what'er you gonna do?
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4 comments:

  1. Great momento of a church that has so much meaning in your family.

    You certainly have been a busy boy lately. You should be very satisfied with your output, both in quality and quantity. Keep up the great work

    Cheers
    Robyn
    Scratches & Scribbles

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  2. wow, you uploaded a lot of stuff! this happens to me, too. not being able to fit the drawing in the page, i mean. but yours looks great. hey, what's the stamp thing at the upper left hand portion? =) i like it being there.

    --ian [everydaymatters]

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  3. Jim, I love, love, love this distinctive style you're developing with these latest sketches! The ink and watercolor medium suits you so well. These are amazing.
    Laura
    www.laurelines.typepad.com

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  4. Well you've been busy. These sketches are beauties. I like the addition of the stamp too. I liked it so much I started to add them to my drawings too (you'll see- it's on the postcard). I like the coloring too. I have to practice drawing the sky - your's are always so subtle. The blue of this sky and the pink sky of the earlier drawing with the boy are really lovely.

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