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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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Welcome to this weeks bonus thread the featuring artist this week Garry Bunt born 1957 in Peckenham and grew up in Golden Green Kent .  Always a avid reader and keen musician he wrote the lyrics for his group The Alice Banned in which he played guitar. In his mid twenties Garry began to teach himself paint in 2001 his ambition to be a full time painter let to his first exhibition. Just as his artistic success began he was diagnosed with cancer.  Once in remission Garry was fired up by a passion to paint, his lyrics led to poems which now complement his painting and are written on the back of the canvas. I hope you enjoy my selection of his work I find it lighthearted and fun.
With Sarah, Phil, Ellen, Rose the dentist, and the granddaughter whose name I forget.

Robert Jones, NAPA

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Another one whose work cheers you up - at first sight you might think his work a bit too Grandma Moses, but then there are delicate little touches and amusing juxtapositions that just make you smile; great to read he's seen off cancer, too - my brother, who is the same age, has done the same: so I collect encouraging stories from those who have beaten the vile thing. 

Tessa Gwynne

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That’s good to hear Robert. As for Bunt’s work, it has a warm feel to it and a touch of humour which I like very much.  The one of the chap on the sofa with his dog is lovely, also the sunflower giving light, excellent! I must look him and his poetry up. Thank you for the intro. I just had a good look at his website. There’s so much work on it, all with poems, you need to look yourselves! Great fun, and some quite poignant paintings and words to match.

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Lewis Cooper

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Here's an odd thing, it's the wee small hours of the morning, and I'm looking at this fella's work.  As Robert said, at first sight....well...at first sight I thought this isn't for me...a little TOO primitive.  But I had a look, when somebody takes the trouble to find, research and post these things, that means they deserve a look.  I found I liked his subject matter and the whimsy, there's a joy of life in his paintings that appeals.  So I looked at his website, and enjoyed the poems that go with each picture (as Tessa mentioned).  He paints to themes, and I particularly liked his ' a room with a view' series.  Great narrative stuff.   Here's a couple.... Above...'Absence makes the heart grow fonder'.  A life laid out for you, a bric a brac of memories, and, on the far distant shore, a man with his memories. Above...'The best things in life'.  Another painting providing ample nudges for you to make your own story. I love 'em. So the odd thing was, that in the space of a few minutes, I went from being not interested to becoming an admirer.
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Andrew Roles

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I love his use of pictures within pictures and his snow scenes are great, you can feel the cold. A great find Paul, thank you. 

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Jenny Harris

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When I first saw his paintings I quite liked them, but when you read the poems that go with them, they become much more interesting and enjoyable to look at.  Delightful work.

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Tessa Gwynne

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On a personal scale, as someone married to a gardening man closely attached to a very faithful dog, never far from each other, this rang bells and made me smile. Sadly we lost the dog a few months ago, but as in these paintings the memories linger.
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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I’m sorry about you loss Tessa our pets become a big part of our lives. I really pleased that his artwork is seen in a positive way as I was a bit concerned that it might be seen as to simple and not appealing. I think Lew hits the nail on the head his painting tell a story and Jenny picks up on that as well,  to me a painting need ps to tell a story even if it’s not very well painted. As I’m dyslexic I struggled to learn to read and still sometimes with the odd words , I used to look at the books when I was younger and get a sense of the story from the pictures, when I by a book or look at one  now that has pictures in it I alway look at them first out of habit. 

Tessa Gwynne

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Thanks Dixie. I was also a bit dubious about his style on first sight: just shows sometimes we need to look a little further! So easy to skip past and not feel the full impact of work like this.
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Heather Love

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I'm a long term fan of Gary Bunt's work and am lucky enough to own a painting or two.   They never fail to impress, please and amuse and I can say that close-up his eye for detail and brushwork is fabulous!

Tessa Gwynne

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Nice one Heather! Do you have the poems to go with the paintings?
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Heather Love

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Yes I do, they are wonderful and full of whimsy
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