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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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Welcome to this weekend’s bonus artist thread the featuring artist this weekend is : Peter Brook 1927 - 2009, a British artist who was born and lived in the Pennine  village of Scholes near Holmfirth  known as the Summer Wine country . His family were farmers and he grew up amoung milk carts and helping with hay making, both the winter and the Pennines would continue to play a large part in this Yorkshire painters life . Peter was educated at Barnsley Grammar School before moving on to teaching training at Goldsmiths College part of the London University, while in London he visited art galleries and exhibitions whist also attending evening clas in life drawing. There is a good Bio on cookhousegallery.co.uk  I hope you enjoy my selection of his artwork.

Tessa Gwynne

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I do like his work Dixie, and have just read some more background about him. He really captures the feel and harshness of the Pennine landscape, it’s weather and people. He also adds some humour to his work which I also like to see. I will try to select one which may be difficult as he was very productive.  So I found these two…

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Alan Bickley

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I’m particularly drawn to some of those excellent snowy landscapes, interesting find…
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Tony Auffret

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`I think his winter scenes are his most likeable work, though I find him curious.  Some of his paintings are outstanding, others look almost naive.  I liked both of these examples below.  The first 'Walking the Dog" I find particularly pleasing, though the dog is hard to find.  The second is also outstanding, except for the sheep behind the gate - it almost looks as though it was painted by a different hand.

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Sylvia Evans

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Another artist unknown to me…  some super work  ,like Tony I especially like the snow scenes.   They red roses.

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Jenny Harris

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I also especially like his snow scenes.  Hadn’t seen his work before.
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Marjorie Firth

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Nice to see Peter Brook's work. I remember it from when I lived in Holmfirth. He captured the landscape well. Happy memories.
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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Well Marjorie here are a few more ,must be nice to see his work and know the area  well . I love the fifth one, I’d have that on my wall any day .

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Marjorie Firth

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I’m not surprised you chose that one Paul. Yes, “ in the flesh” his paintings really evoke the stark landscape - the dry stone walls and the winter temperatures. Many a memory walking our labrador “ on the tops” and on one occasion losing him under the snow, it was so deep.

Alan Bickley

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That is a superb snow scene, I totally agree Paul. You could use your last fabulous posting of trees etc. as a reference, change the composition a bit and create a similar snowy landscape to this one… Food for thought! I’d like to see it and you’re well capable!
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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I thought you would like the same one Marjorie and Alan, so much going for it . Alan thank you for you very kind words it’s certainly something to think on , be different for me to have the same scene at different times of the year now thinking of a trip , autumn, winter, spring . 

Alan Bickley

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Good idea Paul… it’s always good to develop a theme, a mini-series no less! I do that myself quite often…it generally works out well!
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