Hayley Draws Churches
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I am drawing all Leicester Diocese churches (there are 310 of them!) #artpilgrimage ko-fi.com/hayleydrawschurches
Today was a long day but these churches were a long drive away and I tried to make the most of it. It's half way through the summer holidays (I'm a secondary school art teacher). I'm also currently training to be an associate minister with the Church of England! #ministry #artpilgrimage
St Mary the Virgin church, Burrough on the Hill Was open! The inside is a beautiful and peaceful place. The windows are stunning. Hugely appreciated the opportunity to see inside. Said a prayer. Felt happy 🙏
Watercolour painting!! My old faithful pallette 🎨💜 #dalerrowney #aquafinewatercolor #WIP
St Mary the Virgin church Making a start on church number two of the day. Rarely get a whole day and made an early start so I'm up for a good day of drawing today. Perfect weather. #ChurchSketch #onlocation #englishcountryside #artpilgrimage
St Andrew's church in Twyford, Leicestershire this morning. Loads of people stopped to chat. The pub let me use the loo. Just ace. Even found a coffee shop between churches. Made an early start so knew today was going to be a good one. #leicestercofe #hayleydrawschurches #artpilgrimage
And here she is: All Saints church in Keyham, Leicestershire. My 106th church for this project. Met a lovely couple who are going to put a pic of it forward for the village newsletter 🤗 Church was OPEN which was exciting. The most deliciously gnarly Yew trees up front. A joy to do as ever 💜
Finished! Will show a close up in a bit. All Saints church in Keyham today. Note the water pump behind me.
Took a friend with me to draw All Saints church in Keyham today. The result was actually getting a photo of me drawing. I fancied wearing this dress because it cost £2 in a charity shop and I love it. She thought it painted quite the quintessential scene 😁 #EnglishVillage #artpilgrimage #pinkdress
St James the Greater, Birstall, Leicestershire, England #artpilgrimage #christianart #churchdrawing #leicestercofe #EnglishVillage
I was delighted to be asked to be this week's Mystery Guest on Rev Wendy Dalrymple's brilliant Sunday nightcap tonight on Instagram live 🙏💜🙏
Staunton Harold Church Work in progress With a bit of a chat about my process And some thoughts Thanks for your interest in my arty pilgrimage 🌞🙏 #artpilgrimage #christianart #churchdrawing #englishchurches #summer2026
Staunton Harold Church This was so idyllic Just gorgeous Might not be Leicester Diocese (seems private) Have been inside in the past #artpilgrimage
St Andrew's church in North Kilworth I'm at 104 now I think. And I'm on a roll. #artpilgrimage #christianart #churchdrawing #leicestercofe #EnglishVillage
St Andrew's church in North Kilworth Work in progress!
A little chat to explain more about my experience of drawing this lovely church today ⛪🌞 #hathern #church #leicestershire #englishchurches #churcharchitecture
St Peter and St Paul's church, Hathern Early evening sunshine and a gorgeous place. Someone was inside playing the organ which is partly why I'm so close- I wanted to listen! #artpilgrimage #leicestercofe #leicestershire #churchofengland #hayleydrawschurches #christianartist
St Leonard Church, Misterton It's been a while but I absolutely loved getting back into it today with this beauty.. Just off the M1 and tranquil as anything. That angel gravestone in the foreground 🥹🙏
Finally- the beautiful weather and my being at work over that way today, meant that I got the chance to get to Wymeswold for the extra special St Mary's church. WE GOT MARRIED HERE 😜😊😍 which is why it's terrible that I left it this long! Number 101...and I'm back in the game. Summer 2026 🌞
Church drawing on tour! For my first offering of the year, here's St Materiana's Church in Tintagel. I hiked along the coastal path with my sketchbook to relish an afternoon drawing. My winter hibernation is over so back to Leicestershire churches very soon!! 😁
Back to school now so will struggle to draw for a bit but it's nice to see things like this: my Holy Trinity, Barrow upon Soar print up in a living room.
Couldn't resist! Drew the beautiful Parish church at Rhuddlan, North Wales, while on holiday. Attended Sunday service half way through doing this which was a nice ice breaker. Such a friendly congregation who told me all about it (700 years old). #stmaryschurch #Rhuddlan
Church 100 St Mary in Charnwood, Nampanton We've scanned this so you can see it in high resolution. You can buy prints now at ko-fi.com/hayleydrawsc... I'm hoping one day they will become a book and I'm pondering selling originals in the future in collaboration with the churches to raise funds. 🙏
100th church drawn! St Mary in Charnwood Big smile because it feels like a big milestone! 😁
Done! St Mary in Charnwood, Nampanton road, Loughborough Listen to the video for more info. Taking a little break now but will carry on a soon as I can. Thank you for supporting me!
The drawing St Mary in Charnwood Loughborough Next, colour 😍
The little video I made today. This is church number 99 for me! Can't believe I'm almost at 100 churches, all drawn fully from life in my summer holidays. What a pleasure and a privilege this project is ☀️🙏☀️