It is no real surprise that Churches offer the painter a great subject, often as the focal point of a painting.
Looking through some of my watercolours of the past few years there are many with Churches featured in them. The beautiful architecture of Churches and their often prominent locations provides an exciting subject for me in many paintings.
Some of these are painted as they may have been in the past, to help illustrate family history events , whilst others just bring the subject together in a pleasing way (to me anyway!).
I have gathered together in this large post some from my archives of painting from various locations around Europe.
I hope you enjoy seeing them, I am sure many will have visited them on their own holidays.
Poppies surrounding St Margaret’s Church, Barming
La Chapelle des Penitents-Noir in Menton, Cote d’Azur
Notre Dame Church in Mons, Provence.
Notre Dame Church in Moustiers St Marie, in Provence
Detling Church in Kent. As it was in 1809.
Santa Maria della Salute, Venice.
Santuario della Madonna della Rocca in Castelmola, Sicily
San Georgio Church in Venice
St Margaret’s, Barming, Kent in Winter
The 12th century Notre Dame Church in Moustiers St Marie, in Provence
The Church of St Thomas’ a Becket at Fairfield, Romney Marsh.
The Domes of St Basilio on San Remo, Italy
Church towers in Oia, Santorini
St Anne’s Church in Belfast. As it was in 1869.
St Anne’s Cathedral now occupies this site.
The Abbey, Saint Tropez in Provence
St Mary and All Saints Church, Kent
La Collegiate Church of Saint Paul de Vence in The Cote D’Azur
Minster Abbey,Isle of Sheppey in Kent. In the winter of 1911.
Saint Peter’s Basilica, in Rome.
Eglise Saint Jean Baptiste rises over Fayence in Provence
