After I had made the drawing of the 16th century Church door in Eppe-Sauvage I wanted to draw our own church door as well. The reason I wanted to draw it is not so great, our church will most likely be withdrawn from worship next year. So this is not only a drawing 'because I can do it' but also making a memory.
Our church is 20th century (a few years younger than I am) so it is a modern building. The church looks like a square block of stones, but it has some beautiful details. There is a line of windows between the solid walls and the roof so light can come into the building from every angle. The church front is mostly glass with stone walls at the sides and some vertical structures to carry the weight of the roof. The horizontal white line is the floor of the choir balcony being part of the front of the building. The entrance is made with slate or another natural stone and behind the first set of doors is always another set of doors as a protection against the weather. When the first doors open, a rain storm does not 'enter' the building directly.
The glass parts of the church front are all black, reflecting nothing. As I did with the first church door I drew I wanted to draw the church front first and then decide on the doors.
These are left 'open' as I did with the church of Eppe-Sauvage, I really like the mystery that comes into my drawing this way.
The information about the materials I have used, the size and availability of this work and - if you are interested in my original artwork - my contact information can all be found in my Tumblr blog.
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