Denis Pickles

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Great write up on what happened when you set out to paint this Dennis, did you join the Art Club? There is a 'chilly morning' feel to this, it really good scene, maybe you have included some of those racehorses coming back from the gallops for a bit of extra added interest, bye for now x

Posted by Ros Patterson on Wed 24 Apr 09:06:16

What a lovely sketch , really has a chilly morning feel to it!

Posted by jane vogas on Wed 24 Apr 16:35:30

A lovely, clean sketch - stands on its own as a work of art, or could be used to develop a more detailed and strongly coloured painting.

Posted by Robert Jones, NAPA on Wed 24 Apr 18:29:08

I agree, super sketch, no wonder you have been invited to join the art group!

Posted by Stephen Slater on Thu 25 Apr 11:27:12

Lovely. Subtle greys bring great unification

Posted by Tom Cunliffe on Thu 13 Apr 20:39:23

I enjoyed looking at your work, Denis. Some really good stuff!

Posted by John Jarratt on Thu 02 Nov 17:02:53

Hang on Studio Wall

31/03/2015

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This was a chilly morning in Middleham, N Yorkshire. Lots of race horses were being brought back to the stables after being on the gallops. I remember that a gentleman, a retired doctor, came to see what I was doing - he was a painter too. I know that because he told me so and he asked me to join the local art club!

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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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