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Norrette Moore

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Interesting about his time spent planning. He has certainly mastered the light and shadows falling. So many times I decide too late in a picture, exactly where the sun is/should be.
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Tony Auffret

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I particularly like the way he floods his canvas with light.  I found at least three, possibly four artists and illustrators on line with the name Mike Hall, but none grabbed me the way this artist did.  Here's another one of his works.
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Hilary Forbes

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I like his paintings very much, the strength of the structure in the composition is very reassuring, and I felt straightaway that I could step into his paintings - that the empty chair was waiting for me! I do feel that this is his intention - to invite you the viewer in - which seems to be confirmed by the words Tessa posted.
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Lewis Cooper

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Good info from Tessa on his working methods.  A very fine painter, each work a delight, I'd like to be sitting at that table...the last selection above.

Denise Cat

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I think his work is stunning. Incredible observational skills. A look through a door or window in a moment of quiet and reflection. Taking in your surroundings, appreciating them. Documenting your environment, really beautiful paintings.
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Had some trouble reading the blurby bit - and being me, will pick up one point: "complimentary colours" - colours don't give compliments; they're mean like that.  They might, however, complement each other.... I'm rather senstive to art blurbs, ever since my Uncle Ernie scandalized the Southampton Art gallery by bellowing at a note pinned to the wall about an artist's brave efforts, "They're just WORDS: they don't MEAN anything!" Well, the words here, even though I strained to see them, do mean something; they actually explain the artist's process; we should be grateful for a blurb that, for once, gives us a clue about a painter's purpose.  But they should still attend to their spelling...  In passing, I hadn't realized that these were all acrylics - these paints have come along a very long way indeed from what they were like 50 plus years ago.

Jenny Harris

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Interesting article, Tessa, on how he plans his work and his working methods, didn’t come across that when I was researching for the intro.   I love his work, and for me it works better without the addition of people - people would make the viewer feel like an observer whereas, as Hilary has said, the empty spaces invite the viewer to step into the scene and feel part of it.
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Russell Edwards

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I like some of his paintings very much, the light and colours are fabulous. The lack of figures does add a sense of mystery, like the ghost ship Mary Celeste!

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Out of curiosity I wonder why there are no people…?

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Sylvia Evans

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Jenny I do hope I have not upset you with my off the cuff comment “blurb” it was not meant in any derogatory way…..sorry.

Jenny Harris

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Sylvia, no. of course not!  I had copied into my last comment some info. for you from the article that Tessa had found, explaining why he preferred to leave people out of his paintings, but after I’d posted it, realised the text was difficult to read as it was so small, so deleted it, intending to go back and update it.  It basically said that people never feature in his work because he wants the viewer to have the sense that they can enter the painting, placing themselves at a table, find an empty chair next to a loved one perhaps, or just enjoy the view.  Does that help?

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