Wednesday, 12 November 2008

2. St Mary-le-Bow, Cheapside


September 08
Approached this drawing with more confidence. St Mary-le-Bow is a big church on Cheapside with loads of Wren's twiddley bits on the spire. Worked hard at initial phase of proportions, definitely worth it, drawing looked better than St Martins as a result. However, took over two hours - questions asked when I got back to work.
Big building site behind church, enormous modern building being finished off. Works much better with St Mary than the disaster in the foreground though.
Couldn't work out why the enormous heavy black clock had been deemed appropriate for Wren's delicate classicism...
Sat on planter on pavement.
Map

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