What was once Deer Park Presbyterian Church is now a condominium, though the front facade does remain. This drawing shows how it would have looked upon construction, using the architectural blueprints. The shadows have been plotted geometrically by assuming a sun position in relation to the horizon line. For these perspective drawings, I wanted to show the buildings from angles they’d never been photographed from before, and to eliminate all of the obstacles that would block the view.

Nick Shinbin

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My current body of work, called Toronto Gothic, is a memorial for my father and an homage to Toronto’s rich collection of Gothic Revival architecture. My dad was a draftsman, and to keep his spirit close to me I’ve been learning manual drafting methods and applying them toward drawing images of Gothic Revival buildings in the city from angles they’ve not been photographed from and without any obstructions to the view. I detail them in ink with the objective of achieving as much realism as possible.