Art Show Judge - Denis Noble

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2022 Art Show Judge - Denis Noble

Denis has been drawing and painting for over sixty years.

"My late mother used to claim that she had a picture of a trolley bus I’d drawn when I was 3 years old."

As an architectural student in the 1960’s he learned some basic watercolour techniques.

"I moved into watercolour painting from a background of drawing. Even in abstract art drawing can play an important part. My drawings understandably, were of architectural subjects in the early days. Then, gradually I began adding a colour wash here and there, and this developed further until the drawing, although still there, became less dominant, finally receding behind the colour.".

Opportunities for drawing and painting had to be fitted in whenever there was a free space, and that was mostly on family holidays.

"I remember fondly sketching at beautiful country places like Melrose, Wilmington, Quorn and Robe."

Denis undertook several overseas trips to places like Vietnam, Jordan, Turkey, France, England, New Zealand and the United States.

"In every country we found places demanding to be painted. Occasionally people stop and chat, which is great when we understand one another. Even when we don’t, a smile and a few gestures conveys enough, like the Turkish coffee shop proprietor who sent his lad across to me as I sketched, bearing a glass of apple tea, no charge."

Denis has had 14 solo exhibitions, including 7 SALA’s and will have another in Bremerton Wines in October 2022.

More details can be found on Denis' webpage https://www.denisnoble.com.au/


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