In December I visited Canterbury Cathedral.
I was sketching the cathedral from the south west. The Tower in the centre of my sketch dates from 1478. The Trinity and Corona chapels on the right of the picture were built in 1175 and 1184. The magnificent nave, under the grey roof in the centre of my sketch, was built in 1377-1405. The cathedral was founded in 597 by St Augustine.
The horse in the foreground of my drawing is the “Canterbury War Horse”. It is made of pieces of wood, offcuts donated by the local fencing business, Jacksons. It was created in November 2018, marking Armistice Day, and the centenary of the end of the 1914-18 conflict.
The days are short in December and the light was fading while I was sketching.
I managed to get the pen and ink done sitting on the bench outdoors, and added the colour at my desk.
The bench commemorated the lives of George and Lilian Culmar, 1912 -1985.
It was a wonderful experience to sit calmly on this bench and contemplate the cathedral, as night fell.
Jane Sketching 