RELIGION

Episcopal Church, Hemet, Cal. Circa 1960 Gouache on illustration board 190x165mm (7.5x6.5")	Unity Church, Hemet Circa 1960 Acrylic on illustration board 250x210mm (10x8")
(Untitled) Mid 1960s Watercolour on illustration board 225x180mm (9x7")	(Untitled) 1960s Oil on Masonite 270x360mm (11x14")

Barks made three almost identical oil paintings on board in 1966. They were all titled Christian Science Church, Hemet, Calif. and received the unofficial numbers of 566, 666, and 766. It is plausible that Barks painted the same motif in an attempt to experiment with different lightings - as he would do much later with some of his duck motifs. The measurements for all three paintings are 210x160mm (8.25x6.25").

EXTRA

It is extremely rare to have access to some of Barks' preliminary sketches for his paintings. When preparing for one of his first official paintings, the semi-religious 23-67 What a Nerve! (see it HERE), he made numerous 'feeling around' sketches of which some are reproduced above. Pay special attention to the stained glass window designs.