Peckover House. Out of the public gaze

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What an interesting building to paint and great watercolour too.

Posted by Fen D'Lucie on Sat 30 Jan 16:09:52

Love it Denis

Posted by Romila Datta on Sat 30 Jan 17:39:01

It’s a lovely clean use of watercolour. Love it

Posted by Diana Boanas SWA on Sat 30 Jan 19:14:49

Super work Denis

Posted by Heather Love on Sun 31 Jan 08:28:24

Lovely, Denis - and you made a good choice to paint this interesting corner.

Posted by Anne Fletcher on Sun 31 Jan 10:14:50

It’s smashing as it is Denis, lovely watercolour.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Sun 31 Jan 11:59:48

I very much like it as it is, Denis. Super painting, well done.

Posted by Mia Ketels on Sun 31 Jan 14:07:32

Hang on Studio Wall

30/01/2021

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Before this last ‘lockdown’ and while it was still reasonably warm, my Art Club was permitted to work in the grounds of Peckover House, socially distanced of course. I preferred bricks to botany and chose to paint the side view of the house from a corner of what would have been the stable yard in years gone by. It was never quite finished - I think the addition of a couple of figures would help give the picture more life. Oh, and a sky colour would help.

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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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