St Andrew's Cathedral- Church Bells

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Beautiful! Well done you!

Posted by Stephen Michael Law on Sat 02 Feb 14:08:33

wow, these are stunning Seok :-) you have captured them perfectly and they are very realistic :-) I like reading the backgrounds to your paintings too, i learn something :-)

Posted by Rebecca Louise Saunders on Sat 02 Feb 14:12:39

This is utterly lovely.

Posted by FM McAdam on Sat 02 Feb 14:19:47

Worth every steep step of your climb Seok, love the variation in colour you've caught in the bells. Thanks to for your lovely comment on my latest Alice - you'd be welcome for tea any time!

Posted by Debs Jones on Sat 02 Feb 16:56:58

These are indeed lovely Seok, very well painted

Posted by Ros Patterson on Sat 02 Feb 16:59:00

The metal sheen on the bells is so well done Seok. This makes an unusual and beautifully painted image.

Posted by Val Kenyon on Sat 02 Feb 17:00:14

A great story Seok and and those bells are nice and shiny too. Lovely :)

Posted by Sarah Bottjer on Sat 02 Feb 17:52:51

A fascinating story, Seok, and an equally fascinating painting! You have rendered the metallic nature of the bells so well and have made an unusual subject extremely attractive.

Posted by Lionel Simister on Sat 02 Feb 18:01:52

Very crisp.intersting painting.Lovely

Posted by David Douglas on Sat 02 Feb 19:48:17

Your painting says it all. Very effective and I like the light and the sense of freedom in it, if that makes sense; they are not confined in their tower ....

Posted by Gudrun Ståhl Sharpley on Sat 02 Feb 22:41:18

Glad to see a new brilliant posting of yours.

Posted by Pat Harrison on Sun 03 Feb 09:04:24

Beautifully captured, lovely tones in the bells, another great painting

Posted by Glennis Weston on Sun 03 Feb 09:17:56

An interesting and unusual subject Seok and extremely well painted!

Posted by Louise Naimian on Sun 03 Feb 10:52:04

Thanks so very much, everyone!

Posted by Seok Yam Chew on Sun 03 Feb 13:36:50

These are beautifuly painted Seok, so realistic, the colour superb.I remember reading the lesson at our Regiment's last service there in Singapore, before departing for home in 1957! Never knew about the bells though.

Posted by Fred Elwell on Sun 03 Feb 16:23:48

Aren't they just beautiful your bells Seok! A lovely story behind them and a perfect drawing to follow. Congratulations!

Posted by Satu Vartiainen on Sun 03 Feb 17:51:12

What a wonderful subject for a painting and what a marvellous job you have made of it too. Beautifully composed and executed, Seok, in your own perfect style.

Posted by Thea Cable on Sun 03 Feb 22:42:20

Thanks so very much, Fred, Satu and Thea! Fred, how wonderful that you were at the Cathedral, reading a lesson there! The Cathedral is coming up with a book on its history sometime this year. I'm sure the authors will be intrigued to hear your story!

Posted by Seok Yam Chew on Mon 04 Feb 13:45:46

A very unusual subject and beautifully painted as always Seok.

Posted by Denise Butler on Mon 04 Feb 15:51:44

Just perfect. you feel like ringing them.

Posted by karyl Quigley on Tue 13 Aug 09:03:37

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St Andrew's Cathedral sits on a site in Singapore which was expressly reserved in 1823 for a church by Sir Stamford Raffles, the founder of Singapore. In 1834 the foundation stone of the first Anglican Church was laid on the site. Its construction was completed in 1837 but the building was struck twice by lightning and ultimately condemned as unsafe and closed in 1852. In 1856, the foundation stone of the present building was laid by Bishop Daniel Wilson of Calcutta. I'd been attending the Cathedral for years but did not know about the bells in the bell tower until I was tipped off by a priest who previously served at the Cathedral. He suggested that they would make an interesting subject for painting and he was right! 44 very steep steps up a very narrow antiquated spiral staircase later, I finally saw the bells and painted them.

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