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Inspiration From Artist Week 103 Featuring Artists : John Knapp Fisher and Christian Eurgal

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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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These are really nice painting you have selected Jenny . I looked at them then read Tony’s comment and looked again with a cropped view and  think they do look better cropped especially the boats as the look a bit odd mid painting. Having said that they are still well painted as he originally did them , I like his use of the pallet knife for the sky's etc bit like spreading butter . 
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Martin Cooke

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The thing that makes these paintings moderately interesting to me is the abstract part at the base that you guys want to crop off :-)

Jenny Harris

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I was just about to say the same as Martin!  The more abstract part at the bottom is what attracted me to his work - without it, his paintings look a bit cramped and less interesting.  I’m  not especially keen on his work, but chose it as it was something different - and I like his use of colour. (I thought someone might comment on the sweep of lighter paint across the sky which appears in most of his paintings.)

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Helen Martell

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Scrolling through these on my laptop screen, I came to the conclusion that there is far too much foreground at the bottom.  As they scrolled off the bottom of my screen, I realised I rather liked the cropped versions.
Tony Auffret on 21/02/2024 12:23:50
I prefer the large foregrounds to the much less worked skies.

Tessa Gwynne

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It’s as if he is using two different styles or putting different paintings together. I could take the foreground and leave the rest. A bit strange.
With Sarah, Phil, Ellen, Rose the dentist, and the granddaughter whose name I forget.

Robert Jones, NAPA

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The last one shown is an exception to his general rule, but I like all of them.  Fat, thick, juicy paint - his paint suppliers must do a little jig of glee when they see him coming.
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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A few I particularly like including the foreground and a photo of the man in his studio just to make Robert have oil tube envy , bet that’s not all his stock either . 

Tessa Gwynne

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Flipping ‘eck! That is a stash and apparently so tidy….
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Marjorie Firth

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I’m suspicious of people who are that tidy 😳😂

Tessa Gwynne

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Agreed. Not normal for an artist!

Alan Bickley

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There’s around 100 large unused tubes in those racks! That definitely isn’t like my studio!

Alan Bickley

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There’s around 100 large unused tubes in those racks! That definitely isn’t like my studio!
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