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Inspiration from Artists Week 171 Featuring Artists : Gerhart Harderer and William Greaves .

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Lewis Cooper

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Here's my last batch.

Christine Rogan

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What a great selection of paintings Lewis- humorous yet thought provoking too Very hard to choose a favourite. 
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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What a difficult act to follow , not only the artist but Lew’s superb introduction. I’m posting a bit early as I have one of those days ahead we’re trying to find five minutes spare is impossible. William Greaves, 1852-1938, was an English painter born in Leeds, he travelled widely exhibiting at art gallery included the Royal Academy. Working mostly in oils his subjects included landscapes on and around Wharfdale in Yorkshire and Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire. Short intro , hope you enjoy his artwork, I’m not an oil painter so would welcome the opinion of those who are . His work is very much of the time and done to sell, my favourite so far is the sailing barge and the last one I’ve posted .

Tessa Gwynne

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Dixie, thanks for the intro to this pleasant landscape artist. You’ve really brought us all back down to earth after  the last belly laugh collection from Lew. I know we’ve moved on, but can I just say I loved the couple of TV paintings above- smashing! I will look up Mr Greaves tomorrow.

Tessa Gwynne

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These paintings are a reminder of a more tranquil world before technology hit us, and I like them for that. Ironically because of that, it’s quite difficult to find much of his work. I said yesterday that we had been brought back to earth from our previous artist, but maybe there is a connection in that surely Mr Harderer would have liked this era, pre mobile phones, tv etc!? 
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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A few more to finish off this week.

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I really enjoyed these Paul. Loved the tranquillity. 
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Robert Jones, Napa

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I like Greaves' trees and buildings - I'm always ambivalent about figures in paintings; some of his are better than others.   He uses a rather earthy palette - nothing wrong with that, but I'd have preferred a bit more tonal contrast in some of them.  The old and twiggy tree, with the cattle, the 6th one up from the bottom, is my favourite - couldn't tell you why, just is.. I'm sorry to say goodbye to the the German cartoonist, Herr Harderer!  Quite exceptional work. 

Alan Bickley

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Interesting detailed work, his excellent handling of trees can’t be denied, albeit a style of painting that is less popular these days (as of course are Constables trees)… we tend not to be so fixated on such intricate detail, but you can’t deny the level of skill required. Like my learned colleague, I’m also not a great lover of figures in a landscape setting, but it was popular and almost expected at the time… And again, as Robert has picked up on, tonal values! They are a bit lacking in that department! That’s not to take anything away from a masterful painter, which undoubtedly he was…
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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Next weeks featuring artists are , Georgia Hart and Paul Jacob Naffell. 
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