Fisherville

Albert Seaman's Paintings, Drawings and Essays

The Fisherville Church

Black Creek Pioneer Village

Pen and ink drawing on Lana 140 lb. hot pressed paper. Original image size 8¼" (21 cm) by 13" (33 cm).

Line drawings such as this may be produced for several reasons. The most common is probably for inexpensive reproduction in black and white. In this case, the intention was to computer-enhance prints by coloration, and to mount the prints on hand-made embossed cards for use as wedding invitations. The invitations were for sale by Black Creek Pioneer Village where the old church is located. The inserts of the cards were custom produced in a variety of styles to suit the couples who would be using the church for their wedding ceremony. The resulting package was unique to The Village, and was well used for a while. The illustration on the right is an extract from promotional literature outlining the style of the product and the various options available.

Fisherville church, as its title suggests, was originally located in the village of that name. In the way that these things happen, it fell into disuse for its intended purpose and was subsequently moved to Black Creek Pioneer village as an example of its style of architecture. Today, the old church is fully operational for religious functions on an as-required basis.

Most artists have, at some time or another, used their artwork for decorating greetings cards. Although producing hand made cards of this sort may be a relatively expensive proposition, the results can be quite satisfying, and the product is usually well received. Some of the methods used for producing them are described in the "Articles" section of this Web site. Watercolour cards for direct painting are available, and have been for a very long time. The advent of the home computer, with a variety of suitable software programmes, has expanded the opportunities for exploiting the process considerably.

This drawing is an accurate representation of the building as it was at the time it was drawn, including the broken fence pale. Compare this with the painting of the same building entitled "Meeting at the Church" in the "Paintings" section.

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