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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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Welcome to week 25 , this weeks featuring artists  are Wilf Roberts and Ann Blockley.  Jenny if you would please introduce your choice Wilf Roberts , Alan Morris I believe suggest Ann Blockley if you would kindly do the introduction on Wednesday. I hope you all enjoy the artwork and manage to keep cool in then threatened heatwave mid week . 

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Wilf Roberts (1941 - 2016) was a British post-war contemporary artist.  Born on Anglesey, he was educated on the island before undertaking teacher training at Bangor, then in 1962 he moved to Croydon where he taught art and studied part time at the college of art there.  He returned to Anglesey in 1974 to work in local government and education, but continued to paint, donating work and illustrating and designing posters for national charities, retiring in 1996 to devote his time to painting. He developed a distinctive style working in oil and acrylic, and his work reflected his affinity with his surroundings - the coastline of his native Anglesey was a favourite subject.  His first one man exhibition was held in 1974 in Holyhead where he continued to exhibit on a regular basis.  He has been described by some as the natural heir to Kyffin Williams.

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Alan Bickley

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Excellent selection and an interesting  introduction Jenny… Definitely similar to the work of KW, I’m most impressed. I’ve selected a few that particularly appeal to me - a big play on counterchange in many of his paintings which always creates impact!
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Robert Jones, NAPA

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A worthy successor to the great Kyffin Williams = love the desaturated palette, against those stark contrasts.   I remember visiting Anglesey, around 55 years ago - was nearly blown into the Atlantic Ocean, never to return.  That, and North Wales generally, is called back to my mind by these paintings. 

Sylvia Evans

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Oh,oh,oh THANK YOU for these....they are wonderful.  Some I know o have seen before  but have attributed to KW .

Jenny Harris

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His work is hugely appealing, isn’t it - love his style and the colours he used.  First came across him near the beginning of this thread when one of his paintings (below) got mixed up with those of another Welsh artist we were looking at (Peter Prendegast).

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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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I had not seen his work before he was suggested but I took a peak when Jenny put his name forward and liked what came up. I have since looked more closely at his paintings  and find that I have a slight preference for his paintings over  that of  Sir Kyffin Williams but can’t really identify why . These below I find particularly pleasant , just hope they are all his work .  My favourite is the one it’s a simple scene  but so beautifully done.

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Andrew Roles

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Thanks for posting these paintings, they are all wonderful and all examples of restraint both in style and colour palette.   I remember my junior school art teacher telling me that real objects don’t have black outlines; I wish I’d been able to say “look at Wilf Roberts and Kyffin Williams” !

Russell Edwards

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Marvellous!

Tessa Gwynne

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Wonderful aren’t they! I think I may have seen some before but not known who they were by. He had a little more detail and colour than KW but I love them both. Great character and sense of place. I’m away from home til this evening, will have a better look then.  Thanks Jenny, another great choice!

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A few more - of his coastal scenes, although think I prefer the more colourful landscapes with the white cottages.

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Lewis Cooper

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Well...might as well say what I thinking...as much as I like these (and I do)...for me they don't quite hit the mark.  On the strength of these paintings Wales is uninhabited.  No people, no cattle, no sheep.  KW did throw in the odd cow or person now and then. OK, I'll go and stand in the corner.
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