Linda asked us to do a card based our something in our neighborhood. In my area of Wisconsin we have the Kettle Moraine rolling hills and beautiful evergreens and lots of other beautiful full trees.
And of course on one of the largest hill tops in the area sets the Basilica of the National Shrine of Mary at Holy Hill, or the shorten version that we call it around here "Holy Hill". The road up to the church is also called Holy Hill road. Tradition says that the hill was first discovered in 1673 by Father Marquette with Joliet.
There is an upper and lower church within the large structure and it is home to the Jesuit priests.
The church holds special meaning for me as my spouse and I were married in the upper church 38 years ago. We can also see the church by looking out our upstairs windows and may sometimes here it's bells ringing when the area is quiet!
My card is a simple free handed drawing of the large church and I used a combination of sponged inks and chalk to fill in the large amount of beautiful foliage that surrounds the 400 acres of the shrine. TFL!!
Date: Friday, January 15, 2016 GMT Views: 1058
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