William George Reginald Hobbs was an Alderney-born Canadian artist.
A self-portrait of William Hobbs
One of William's Paintings of Gainsborough titled 40 Below Zero.
2011 image taken from same view point as 40 Below Zero. The former building block was levelled and is now Bennet Park. A town sign located there incorporates the painting in its design.
Gainsborough is a village in the Western Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Argyle No. 1 and Census Division No. 1. A farming community, the village is located on Highw
William G. Hobbs
…and became a ship's surgeon in 1950. William Hobbs emigrated to Canada in 1959. In Canada he began a career as a physician and surgeon in the village Gainsborough, Saskatchewan and became a respected physician in the southeast Saskatchewan and southwestern Manitoba area. Notwithstanding the considerable demands…
Town cenotaph with Anglican Christ Church in the background
Gainsborough Welcome Sign