Month Eight at St. Anne’s Chapel

Posted: 02 October 2011.
Tags: St. Anne's Chapel

This month I have been focusing on the construction of the roof and the way in which the arched wooden beams lie in front of (and supporting) the A-frame.So far I have drawn 17 of the beams and have connected them to one another.

You can see below a close up of how I went about numbering and lining each one up so that it corresponded with the beam opposite. This took quite a while to do and with builders on top of the roof hammering in new slates all day it was quite a challenge!

Month 8 at the Main Room – Charcoal & Conta on Paper (21 sheets) – 23.9.2011

Numbered Beams in Main Room – Charcoal & Conta on Paper

Terry Hatton

Nice work. Perspective so good. Terry
Nicky

Blimey Ed – big or what! I bought a roll of that very big paper that Laurie had but I haven’t the space to unroll it! duh! looks great the drawing (and its Conte with an acute accent on the e by the way!)
One_maggy

Lovely stuff, strong and so full of atmosphere! The wood and stone look so solid and weighty, with that gleam of light you get in old churches.

Maggy
Anonymous

Hey Nicky, yes I’ve found how to add an accent on the e now.
Great to hear you’ve got a big roll of paper, you can be very ambitious with what you want make on that..just need the space! Try going outside on a good day to draw. Charcoal and inks are good materials to use to get quick gestures down.
Anonymous

Thank you Maggy, yes I have been trying to encapsulate those ideas of light in old churches and I think by using different amounts of pressure on the charcoal I can create this effect. Hope you enjoy next months!
Dizzy D7

Well Ed the final assemblage emerges like a smoky smudgy image from a Fox Talbot archive! The closely observed framework of those beams look like a multi bladed guillotine maybe an echo of the Athelstanian curse? Below that you have skillfully captured the transient essence of filtered light passing through that shadowy space - with a magical sleight of hand – now you see it now you dont! Now we can look forward to the last stage of this work when you dip into your creative crucible and transform those observations with your unique touch into a dazzling work of art.