Charles Debenham From the Other Side of the Street - 32.50 ISBN 094825227 Pages 152 Illustration colour throughout Binding softback Dimensions 247 x 280mm

"Painting (in my case, my great love of buildings) is more like a conversation or even a debate.  I merely start it up, standing on the pavement and tell the subject what I think."

Charles Debenham has been painting on street corners for over half a century.  To coincide with his residency in firstsite's Artist Space, this publication was produced to celebrate the unique vision and productivity of those years.  Across 152 pages, over 100 of the artist's works are reproduced in colour.  Presented alongside Debenham's narrative of memories they illustrate how every picture has a story to tell.  Documenting physical and social changes to the town and its neighbouring villages over this extended period, Debenham has created a significant chronicle of Colchester that everyone who has known, lived or visited the area can relate to.

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