Wisbech Market Place circa 1900

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Wonderful rendition of this lovely photo, I like the sepia painting Dennis.

Posted by Carole Swingler on Tue 21 Feb 11:11:21

Superb Denis. Well done.

Posted by Henry Martin on Tue 21 Feb 11:39:54

Brilliant

Posted by Gudrun Ståhl Sharpley on Tue 21 Feb 16:36:11

This is wonderful Denis, such a busy scene there is so much to look at, I like it very much.

Posted by Margaret Beynon on Tue 21 Feb 18:27:41

Great picture Denis, fascinating attention to detail. I also like the way you've created the sepia effect of an old photograph.

Posted by Keith Phipps on Wed 22 Feb 08:43:26

This is fantastic, Denis. A real labour of love!

Posted by Ruth Dolan on Wed 22 Feb 17:19:43

Hang on Studio Wall

21/02/2017

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For many many years, there was a photographer in Wisbech named Lilian Ream. During her lifetime she made photographic records of the town, surrounding area, and its residents. Thousands of photographic plates were discovered after her death and then published after restoration work had been done. My coloured drawing was made using one of Lilian Ream's photos. I thought it to be a wonderful composition and I used a sepia tint to evoke the period when the original photo was taken. Not a car to be seen - just horse and cart, long dresses with bustles and a variety of market stalls.

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Denis Pickles

I’ve been drawing and painting for a long, long time. The first picture I have still in my possession is dated November 1939 and 83 years on I’m still at it! Keen on art at school and would have dearly liked a job with an art connection- I had hoped to get into architecture, but it did not happen.…

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