Les Parson
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Les Parson was born in Rochdale, Lancashire in 1945.

He worked as a computer engineer for eleven years in the West End of London before moving with his wife and two children to Cornwall in 1974 to take up a post installing Radar, Sonar and Ship to Shore Radio on the small fishing boats followed by a short period repairing domestic appliances throughout the County.

A chance meeting with local gallery owners, Leonard Rollason and Pamela Shead encouraged him to forsake his pencil sketch/water-colour hobby for the more permanent medium of oil on canvas and with their guidance he turned fully professional in 1978.

Les is known internationally as a published artist whose landscapes reflect a nostalgic look at the westcountry's creeks, cottages, countryside, and coastline that has made the demand for his work exceed his output.