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Inspiration from Artists Week 84 : John Falconer Slater and Arantez Setsayo.

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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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Welcome to this week Inspiration from Artists the featuring artists are : John Falconer Slater and Arantez Setsayo. I will open the week with a introduction to John Falconer Slater and on Wednesday Jenny will introduce us to the work of Arantez Setsayo. I hope you enjoy the artists and their artwork. John Falconer Slater 1857-1937 was a Newcastle born artist who painted a wide range of subjects in oil and watercolour. He exhibited prolifically in the North East of England , initially he was a book keeper to his fathers corn mill, he emigrated at 20 and ran a store in the South African goldfields .  On returning to Northumberland he turned to art as a career.  I hope you enjoy the selection I have made.
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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Thought I would bring this back up from the depths .

Jenny Harris

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His work generally doesn’t really appeal to me, although I do like this one - Tugs at Old North Shields - with its interesting old buildings on the waterfront.

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Alan Bickley

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I’m of the same mind as Jenny here. I’m not overly excited about many of these submissions - but that waterfront is a beauty!

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Lewis Cooper

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This work follows a pattern for me...there are 2 or 3 I like...and the rest I'm a bit lukewarm about.  He certainly doesn't light my fire as Fredrik Baldwin's work did, and several others in this series.  Art being what it is, there will be many who do appreciate his work more than I do.
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Collette Hughes

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Many look really dull and have a very flat tonal range. I wonder if some of these photos are pre auction and the paintings have a yellow layer of dirty varnish on them. They look so different to Tugs at Old North Shields. 
With Sarah, Phil, Ellen, Rose the dentist, and the granddaughter whose name I forget.

Robert Jones, NAPA

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Some of them are short of tonal contrast, but on the whole, I like all of these paintings.  Would I want to hang them on the wall..... I've had a long think about that; I departed the thread, and came back to it.  And my response is - yes; on the whole, I would.  I like restrained and subtle paintings; I like the subfusc - of course I see the virtue of strong contrasts but: there's no shortage of that here, surely?  I'm not quite getting the general sense of reservation, to be all frank and manly..... one or two of them do seem to be a bit clumsy; slightly under-considered?  I can see that .... but: well there it is, I still appreciate most of these paintings, while agreeing with Alan that the waterfront painting is easily the best of them.   I agree with those who've remarked on their murk, though!  I think these paintings are yearning for a good clean.  I do hope they get it.  
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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Some more of his painting entirely different to those already posted.

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Robert Jones, NAPA

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And that's just fine work, isn't it? I think judgements of him here so far have been harsh: I do suspect that in his oil paintings, a bit of cleaning would help, but just look at the brush-work in those just shown.  Can anyone remember the Victorian painter who was so popular in his day - Sylvester Stannard (I think - a bit late at night here, and my always poor memory for names supervenes) - there are similarities, not to this artist's detriment either.  No - I like this work rather a lot - there's admirable brush-work here, and if it doesn't leap out and grab you by the throat, I don't at all regret that.  I think these works are without exception wonderful, and if you'd like to give them to me, I should be very happy!  (Don't stint....)

Alan Bickley

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Undoubtedly a very talented painter, it could be the subject matter that doesn’t appeal to me in many of those submitted so far - but, once again, my eye is drawn to those fabulous boats (fourth one down)… now that’s my kind of subject!
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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Maritime paintings are definitely my thing as the saying goes, I’ve avoided posting to many  of his superb boat paintings so far but thought I would give Alan a morning treat , well I think it’s a treat sorry Alan and those who are board by boat paintings.

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I rather like the beach scene in your first selection Dixie, and the snow scene , last but one- great light and that little dash of red in the window. As has been said, most look like they could do with a clean, and he certainly got through a lot of paint. Oops, posted at same time, so my numbers refer to your previous posts.

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