Rip de Paio Perez, Silves

Rip de Paio Perez, Silves
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Lovely sweeping scene. I like the way it flows to the mountain, and that you didn't bother too much with the car!

Just read your note. Portuguese Waterdog, or am I misremembering ....

Another brilliant sketch.

Hang on Studio Wall
22/05/2017
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It sat on the doorstep of a derelict house to paint this. I liked the downward sloping street and the pastel colours of the houses. What didn't quite fit in with the pleasant environment was the obnoxious odour which intermittently wafted over my vantage point. It was only when I finished and moved on, that I found that they have big dogs in Portugal.

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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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