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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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Welcome to this weekends bonus artist thread , I’m imposing a marine artist on you this week as I have not had time to research for something different. Charles Edward Dixon 1872-1934. Was a British artist born at Goring on Thames. His father was also an artist who painted historical paintings. Charles is best known for his London River scenes, he also painted an array of other subjects mostly marine orientated . I hope you enjoy my selection and find some different ones on line to share .

Alan Bickley

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Nice work Paul, here’s a few more that I’ve selected! I particularly like my first and last posting…
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Hilary Forbes

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These paintings by Dixon are a real pleasure to look at and enjoy.
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Lewis Cooper

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A brilliant find Dixie...love all his work.   Here's some more...the first is Gallipoli....
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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I mentioned a while back that I was currently studying marine art and he was one of the many superb artists whose work I looked at in more detail. I’m been cautious about how many I impose on you good  folk as I’m aware that marine art isn’t everyone cup of tea and I don’t want to put people off using the thread . I’m not here to impose my opinion, choices and selection art style on you all. 
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Lewis Cooper

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I like marine art...so impose as much as you want.
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Lewis Cooper

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Something I meant to mention in my selection above...I'm referring to the second and third pictures I posted.  The second painting is of the Pool of London, near Tower Bridge.  In Charles Dixon's day it was crowded with coal-fired, smoke gushing ships and boats, beautifully rendered in his painting.  When I was a nipper, it was not for nothing that London was knick-named 'the Smoke.'  Compare it with the  clipper in the third painting.  Clear skies and fresh air in the days of sail (though history tells us the sailing ships themselves carried the distinct smell of humanity...but I doubt that put any holes in the ozone layer).  Just an observation.

Tessa Gwynne

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What tremendous work! Thank you gents. Superb painting and so interesting.
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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A few more of his superb paintings, I’m particularly drawn to the one of Gibraltar having spent three years  there .
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Jim Morris

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Love all sea paintings particularly the second one of Alan's (Destroyer?")..Brilliant stuff. 
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Robert Jones, Napa

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Paul, you'll never bore ME with marine art: I've lived near the sea - a bit difficult to avoid it on the Isle of Wight - all my life; the only time I lived in a town with no quick access to the sea - though it did have the River Medina flowing through it - I always felt there was something missing. I've taken to walking down to the local bay on Sundays, just perching on a convenient bench and watching the tide come in, feeling the wind through my hair and shirt, observing the shag, who likes to sit on a convenient post when there aren't too many people about, observing the colour of the water; the water on the shore, just over rocks, was purple last week ... greenish this week; the depth of the water, i.e. the tides, makes all the difference.  Got to paint it!