Bob Barker
It was on Christmas morning, when I was twelve years old, that my mother gave
me one of the best presents I have ever received - an oil painting set. That was
the start and I have been painting ever since. I was immediately captivated by
what could be achieved with a brush, some oil paint and a few small squares of
hardboard; I used to paint on the reverse side because I thought it looked like
proper canvas.
Where I live it is impossible to walk a dozen yards from home without seeing old weavers' cottages, cotton and woollen mills, Yorkshire stone flags or cobbled streets that have been there for decades settling in and maturing, watching the landscape change around them.
Every day I get to see and paint this history and people get to share it with me through my paintings. How wonderful is that!!
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