Lady in Carriage

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Brilliant Denis, a lovely souvenir.

Posted by Stephen Hulse on Thu 16 Feb 21:36:32

5 years old!! You could make another painting: you at the kitchen table drawing... Lovely treasure, Denis.

Posted by Coral Pastor Caparrós on Fri 17 Feb 07:24:21

Talented even at a young age!

Posted by Heather Love on Fri 17 Feb 07:34:03

It’s great and so mice you mother saved it all the time. Thank you for sharing it.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Fri 17 Feb 08:47:13

I missed this one, it is a lovely story and I love the drawing too.

Posted by valerie harper on Fri 24 Feb 09:23:31

Hang on Studio Wall

16/02/2023

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I’m posting this at the request of another painter on line! I made this crude drawing in November 1939 when I was five years old - 84 years ago! I found it among my mothers belongings after she died. She treasured it and so do I. I still have a vague recollection of sitting at the kitchen table to make the drawing which I copied from a Quality Street sweet tin which was used to store my mothers home made biscuits!

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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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