Victorian Church - Loftus, N. Yorks - Oil on Board

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A beautiful solid painting and a tribute to the old church Adele.

Posted by Satu Vartiainen on Sat 16 Jul 17:08:31

A lovely tribute Adele.

Posted by Ellen Mooney on Sat 16 Jul 17:28:23

Well you have immortalised it Adele.

Posted by John Graham Inkson on Sat 16 Jul 18:23:16

What a shame that this has happened and I agree with John that you have immortalised it. I admire your straight lines in this!!

Posted by Donna Crane on Sat 16 Jul 18:36:36

Beautifully painted tribute to this once glorious building Adele.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Sat 16 Jul 19:50:25

It is sad to see these beautiful buildings deteriorate but it is a lovely painting, Adele

Posted by Bob Singfield on Sat 16 Jul 20:29:40

Your paintings make me think it's about time I paid a visit to my cousin in Loftus

Posted by Tony Auffret on Sat 16 Jul 22:28:07

Great tribute Adele. Well done.

Posted by Henry Martin on Sun 17 Jul 06:07:22

Thanks everybody for those lovely comments. Poor old building looks sadder each time I pass it. Tony, if you do visit your cousin - let me know, maybe we can say hello.

Posted by Adele Elgood on Sun 17 Jul 11:45:02

That's a lovely painting Adele

Posted by Dermot Brennan on Mon 18 Jul 07:38:51

Great structuring (I think that's a word) very clever Adele!

Posted by Carole Swingler on Mon 18 Jul 08:40:07

Thank you Dermot and Carole.

Posted by Adele Elgood on Mon 18 Jul 12:01:04

A lovely, striking piece, Adele. I love the bold shapes and the sunny palette. Such a shame that this lovely building is now derelict and neglected.

Posted by Seok Yam Chew on Tue 19 Jul 14:26:17

Thank you Seok - so many of these buildings are neglected nowadays.

Posted by Adele Elgood on Tue 19 Jul 16:30:48

Hang on Studio Wall

16/07/2016

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This old church has stood empty and decaying for many years. It has been auctioned but owing to the numerous restrictions on it, because it is listed, it still stands neglected. What a shame that a country would rather let these buildings turn to dust then loosen these restrictions, within reason of course. Twelve years on from this photo, all the windows are now boarded up. Such a shame.

About the Artist

Adele Elgood

When I was a young girl my parents had a large mirror which had an etching of a "crinoline lady" on. I would spend hours copying this. In the 1960's when I was at Secondary school, I was told to give up painting and drawing as I was useless and would never be any good. Following these words of…

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