Stephanie went with me to Vinland one afternoon for a short sketching excursion. Ten minutes down and ten back, and about 45 minutes there. She likes to read while I draw. This old church was built in 1860's or '70's seems to me. James Naismith (of basketball fame) was the pastor there for a couple years. Might have been very interesting to hear one of his sermons, huh? Maybe I exaggerated the steeple a bit, but actually it is also overstated just a bit on the actual building. I like the way it hangs out over the end of the building. They are doing work on the face of the building, hence the scaffold. I put a detail of the steeple off to the side. This little study (5"x 9") was done with marker and pencil. I have hopes of getting back there soon for more drawing.
My understanding is that the original name of the town, Vineland, was misspelled on an early document, hence the shortened version of the name.
If you have not taken a peek at the "Thumbnails" page recently, I just posted another quickie of a guy I see from time to time.
O.k., of course growing up in Lawrence, you learn a bunch of basketball trivia-but that's one they don't teach you in public school! James Naismith was a pastor! Cool fact! Where did you hear that?
ReplyDeleteActually I do not remember where I read this. It was probably in the JW archives, or else on the sign posted in front of this building promoting the preservation of the building.
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