Lancaster
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A friend of my daughters had an uncle who had served as a rear gunner in Lancasters during the war and survived! I never met him but evidently he took great pride in showing all his visitors this watercolour and showing them his vulnerable, precarious, perch.. One of the pleasures which I derived as a result of painting this picture, was visiting Coningsby to see the real thing and to learn all about the gallantry of the young heroes who flew in them.
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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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