Denis Pickles

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I think it is great. I don;t know why the bbc have stopped the programmes, but they had "What does an artist do all day" and they had a chap on and I forget his name, who etches. It was fascinating to watch as he smoked while doing it! This works.

Posted by Gudrun Ståhl Sharpley on Sun 28 Apr 19:30:36

Lovely etching Denis with great detail

Posted by Ros Patterson on Sun 28 Apr 23:57:50

I don't know much about etchings (apart from the line 'come up and see my etchings' lol!) but I am taken with the look of your one. It has a very industrial feel to it as if it was a scene in a Northern mining town. Very interesting.

Posted by Thea Cable on Wed 01 May 09:46:55

Thea, This is definitely not a northern mining town - it's rural market town in the east of England. I guess it looks grim and dull because I left too much ink on the plate when I printed it. Most of my etchings turn out like this with a feeling of coldness. But I like them. Thanks thanks for your comment.

Posted by Denis Pickles on Wed 01 May 11:52:40

Hang on Studio Wall

31/03/2015

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Someone suggested that I try etching, so I did. I found that the process was a long one and it isn't until you peel off the felt sheet that you can see what you've produced. I was not displeased with my efforts.

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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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