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Jenny Harris

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Interesting that you have chosen his everyday landscapes, Paul.  They are quite different to his colourful and imaginative jungle scenes which are much more intriguing.  Couple more below. Exotic Landscape Equatorial jungle

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Lewis Cooper

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I've always admired his jungle paintings, I thought that's all he did.  His paintings are his very individual take on things, and that's always interesting.  The landscapes Paul chose are less impressive, they lack the exotic whizz-bang-crash-wallop that his exotic jungle art has in droves.  Maybe not everybody's thing, but that's where the most interesting art is found.
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Russell Edwards

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His jungle theme paintings are wonderful, all those luscious colours can't fail to impress. 'Tiger in a tropical Storm' is a painting that made an impression on me from a very early age and being a retired school teacher I can vouch for his popularity with children of all ages.

Sylvia Evans

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Tyger tyger burning bright in the Forrest's of the night ......William Blake . Every time I see these wonderful jungle scenes it pops into my head.  They are lush and beautifully exotic. And ye# I would probably walk on by the others apart from the last one the trees and cattle.   Good choice ...was it Jenny ?

Tessa Gwynne

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They remind me of book illustrations, and did he do childrens books maybe? Actually I found one version of the Jungle Book for kids which uses his work as an introduction to the artist. I do like the Exotic Landscape especially.
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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I like all of his work including the bright jungle scenes  the devil in me made me choose just landscape to be different, however I do like them. 
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Lewis Cooper

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Been having another look at Rousseau's work.  One thing I don't always pick up on is the size of paintings, I mentally skipped the size of the 'Dream' painting in Jenny's intro.  7ft x 10ft!!  The original must be well worth seeing.  Here's a man who doesn't do things by halves.  You have to admire him for that.
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Andrew Roles

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Fabulous paintings. I love Rousseau’s jungle paintings and up until now that’s all I’d seen, so I’m grateful for the posting of his landscapes. I did a kind of tribute to him last year ( see my gallery) and can attest to the effort required to paint all that foliage; a great labour of love on his part, and as an oldie it's encouraging to find that he started relatively late in life. Good thread. 

Denise Cat

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I do like his jungle scenes, bright, colourful, interesting shapes to look at. It's really encouraging to know he was a late starter. There was another artist, I don't know when I came across him, Alfred Wallis.He started painting in his 70's, after his wife passed away. He painted the fishermen's cottages where he lived. Maybe we could add him Paul.

Tessa Gwynne

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Interesting point about size gents, it must be a whole different experience to paint at that scale. For a few years pre pandemic I helped a friend paint a stage backdrop for the annual childrens local panto, which was great fun and certainly a challenge, involving much standing back to check on progress. Most of us wouldn’t have the space to even think about painting so large. This discussion of various artists has shown a fascinating variety of style and size, and I personally am loving it! I may not comment on all, or even like all of the artists, but I am looking and learning.

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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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It’s good to have your feedback on the thread and in p,eased that you are enjoying it. Welcome to the thread Andrew it’s great that you have joined us and commented . Denise I will add him to the list  will you do the intro when he features be a few weeks yet. 
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