Back to school now so will struggle to draw for a bit but it's nice to see things like this: my Holy Trinity, Barrow upon Soar print up in a living room.

Couldn't resist! Drew the beautiful Parish church at Rhuddlan, North Wales, while on holiday. Attended Sunday service half way through doing this which was a nice ice breaker. Such a friendly congregation who told me all about it (700 years old). #stmaryschurch #Rhuddlan

Church 100 St Mary in Charnwood, Nampanton We've scanned this so you can see it in high resolution. You can buy prints now at ko-fi.com/hayleydrawsc... I'm hoping one day they will become a book and I'm pondering selling originals in the future in collaboration with the churches to raise funds. 🙏

100th church drawn! St Mary in Charnwood Big smile because it feels like a big milestone! 😁

Done! St Mary in Charnwood, Nampanton road, Loughborough Listen to the video for more info. Taking a little break now but will carry on a soon as I can. Thank you for supporting me!

The drawing St Mary in Charnwood Loughborough Next, colour 😍

The little video I made today. This is church number 99 for me! Can't believe I'm almost at 100 churches, all drawn fully from life in my summer holidays. What a pleasure and a privilege this project is ☀️🙏☀️

All Saints church, Kimcote (near Lutterworth) today. Only used a 01 unipin for this one which has given it the look of finer detail I think. Loved looking up from the bottom of the hill.

St Mary in the Elms Woodhouse

Finally got to draw another one of the churches I see on my commute to work most days! St Mary in the Elms, Woodhouse (what a lovely name) was great to stare at for a couple of hours. Delighted to meet the vicar too as she came over to see me and made me feel very welcome.

A little video of my drawing of All Saints church in Cossington today 🙏

All Saints church, Cossington Loved loved loved this corner viewpoint with the church room building, rustic wooden cross leant up against an old tree, stunning doorway and tomb. It has everything! #artpilgrimage #leicestershire #leicscofe #churcharchitecture #churchdrawing

The completed painting: All Saints church in Sapcote

So, I did manage two church drawings today. Here's the video of the second- All Saints church in Sapcote

And for those who fancy a couple of minutes watching me colour in, here's some watercolour action.. #watercolour #paintingprocess #paintingtutorial #usingcolour #colourfulart #churchart #pleinair #sketchbook

Completed. St James the Great church in Birstall

Made a whole video about starting this one as I was all on my own, not a soul to be seen. St James the Great church, Birstall, Leicestershire. Number 94 of my drawing challenge!

St Stephen the Martyr church, Woodville, Leicestershire (well, Derbyshire but part of Leicester Diocese so a bit confusing!). Lovely new Norman architecture (apparently). Circular building especially attractive 😍

Finished! Another really enjoyable day out drawing from life.. nestled in between foliage and gravestones I kept nice and cool on a gorgeous sunny day. Great to be on top of things and free to get out and do something so relaxing and peaceful.

Drawing the fiddly bits. #ststephenchurch #Woodville #leicesterdiocese ##christianartist #churcharchitecture #watercolours #leicestercofe #leicscofe

St Stephen the Martyr church, Woodville, Leicestershire today! Gorgeous weather and a really peaceful spot, despite lots of industrial noise. Made a couple of videos as I enjoyed my #pleinair experience!

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Walton on the Wolds all print ready 😁 ko-fi.com/hayleydrawschurches Back from a trip to Transylvania and looking forward to drawing more soon! #drawing #churches #artprint #buyart #lovedrawing #localartist

Finished! This was the 92nd church of my project, which started over 3 yrs ago. The challenge I have set myself is to draw every Leicester Diocese church. It will take years but I'm enjoying the journey more than the destination! #stmaryschurch #waltononthewolds #leicesterdiocese #leicscofe

Painting process (I love making little videos to show what I do). People are often surprised that I complete the churches in one sitting, all on location but I always do because it's about capturing the moment 🌞🙏🌞

Moss!!

Drawing lots and lots of bricks. For a very old church, this orange brick strikes me as quite modern looking, although the ancient stone and graves around it suggest this is a very old site. Walton on the Wolds, Leicestershire

#waltononthewolds #church #Leicestershire #England today.

#Christchurch #Coalville which is a church that is a little bit closer to my heart than some. It might not be the prettiest location but it's a real community and I love it!

Finished!

Finishing off the watercolours at Breedon on the Hill 🎨

Still drawing! Breedon on the Hill...

Breedon on the Hill- finally here!

We just added Gilmorton church to ko-fi.com/hayleydrawschurches 😄🙏

Happy customer! This is one of my prints up in its new home 😍

A drawing in progress 🖤

New calling cards!

www.tiktok.com/@hayleydraws... Oops, I made a tikkytokky thing! If you can't beat'em, join 'email eh 😆 I'm down with the kids 😜

#holytrinitychurch #barrowuponsoar #Leicestershire which was the church I was christened in and was the third one I drew back in 2021! Cool vicar!

The note we put into the back of the print, which is a nice way of sharing the information about my other social media platforms!

Me today printing, signing and packing my first print sale! We are inkjet printing using lightfast canon Lucia inks on Innova 315gsm archival paper in a bespoke cream mount and it's surprisingly heavy! You can order through ko-fi.com/hayleydrawschurches Forgive the crocs 🤣

#allsaintschurch #nailstone with the multicoloured roof.. I promise I saw all of those colours (maybe a teeny bit exaggerated using my artistic license!). I do pride myself on obsessing about the smallest of details without it trying to be photorealistic (obviously 😆) #drawing #churches

#stpaulschurch #woodhouseeaves which has a darker appearance and stands high above the road. I drive through Woodhouse every work day but hadn't ever driven the back way and seen this beauty. That's one of the joys of this project- I have got out and discovered these places and buildings!

#stmarytheblessedvirgin #osgathorpe which is one of those quaint villages which look like a chocolate box photograph. I live in a very different environment so it's lovely to have a reason to spend the day absorbing a bit of this!

#allsaintschurch #thurcaston #Leicestershire #leicesterdiocese #churchofengland #drawingchurches

#stmargaretschurch #stokegolding drawn, as ever, all from life using unipin pens and watercolour 🙏🧡

A warm welcome to the new followers! I'm Hayley, an art teacher from Leicestershire who decided nearly 4 years ago to spend my summer holidays going around drawing C of E churches. I've drawn 90 or so so far, all drawn completely from observation on location in all weathers! Here's #stmarys #barwell

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