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Inspiration fro Artists Wk 56 Featuring Artists , Beryl Cooke and David Cox

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Sylvia Evans

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Yes Robert that's mine as well. 
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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Well what a double act to follow , Beryl, artwork and Lewis introduced both excellent. I have enjoyed the artwork and the fun side of it reminds us that painting can be fun , humorous and a bit wacky but retaining dignified . David Cox 1783-1859.  David Cox was a English landscape artist who was born near Birmingham and spent youth working as a scene painter. In 1804 he moved to London an took up watercolour painting following lessons. He live in and around London until later in his life when he moved back to the Birmingham area. He often made sketching trips from Birmingham to the mountains of Wales . In 1836 he began painting on a rough Scottish wrapping paper that suite his style , a similar paper was commercially produced and called Cox Paper. He devoted much of his time teaching and wrote several books on watercolour techniques, in the last two decades of his life he also painted in oils , some 300 of his oil painting remain .  His son David Cox the Young 1809-1885 was also a successful artist.  A selection of his paintings and sketches . The first is a Welsh funeral at Betty’s - y - Coed.
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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His sketches .
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Tony Auffret

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Some might say 'very much of his time', but that 5th one down is timeless.   Make it sunset, replace the people with buffalo and you are looking at Denise Cat's recent parting

Alan Bickley

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A fine artist! I’ve always referred to him as a watercolour painter, hadn’t realised he also painted in oils. Anyone interested in trying out his watercolour paper can purchase it (or a close equivalent) from the Two Rivers Paper Mill in Somerset… 

Tessa Gwynne

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I missed this yesterday so have now had a look at his work and found these. The first is of Caernarfon castle. I like the idea that he worked as a scene painter with a circus for a while!

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Jenny Harris

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This Welsh mountain scene is impressive, but not keen on his work in general.

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Sylvia Evans

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He is a bit of a drama person...the sinuous trees are lovely and the drawing of the two men on horseback is rather beautiful .  I wonder if they are "Drovers"  That bit of Wales the Drovers as they were known "Drove" sheep and cattle from Anglesey across the Menai straits all the way to the London market. One of our locals is called the Drovers it was a stop off point en route  . Those horses are a bit special.  
With Sarah, Phil, Ellen, Rose the dentist, and the granddaughter whose name I forget.

Robert Jones, Napa

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There are two very splendid paintings by David Cox that aren't featured here: one is Edge of the Forest, which may have been either watercolour or oil, I don't remember: if watercolour, he used body colour in it.  The other is .... a watercolour .... now what the hell's it called?  Might be Road to Harlech, or something.  Anyway, do see if you can find them.  In terms of just sheer pleasure in the viewing, I preferred Cox to Constable.
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Robert Jones, Napa

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Here's the Harlech one:

Tessa Gwynne

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I think this is the Edge of the Forest you’re referring to Robert. Apologies for the photo and the bit of frame showing but at least it shows he painted it! I also found these, not sure if what you’re thinking of. He seems to have painted quite a few around Harlech area. The first is Harlech Castle from the road to Barmouth,  And this is a Country Track leading to Harlech Castle.
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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Some excellent paintings there Robert and Tessa . I do like his paintings not all of them but do we ever like all the paintings spooner by a artist, I was not aware of his work instil recently once again researching for the thread . I have never before doing this thread bother very much with looking up artists , it’s now become a natural thing to do for me. That’s quite a statement Robert saying that you prefer looking at his artwork , but I can understand that, I find paintings by Cox more relaxing to look at for some reason , odd as they might sound . 
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