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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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Welcome to this weekends  bonus artist  my choice this weekend is : Tony Wooding , born in St Asaph in 1969 is a wildlife artist who lives and works in North Wales . On leaving school he was asked to a small wildlife commission for a local gallery, which lead him to turning professional and selling his originals in galleries throughout Wales .  I hope you enjoy my selection of his paintings.

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With Sarah, Phil, Ellen, Rose the dentist, and the granddaughter whose name I forget.

Robert Jones, Napa

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Some aren't going to like his detail - some (though no one here!) will coo "ooh, it's just like a photograph!", and assume they've given a compliment.  I can take detail or leave it, don't have the eyesight to do it this well assuming I ever had, would probably prefer less pin-point accurate images if pushed to admit it, but never mind all caveats, this is high quality work, I imagine it sells like hot cakes, and am envious.  The two dog paintings are less hard-edged, and the better for it in my opinion.  The topmost one is glorious, and I don't think you have to be soft on dogs to find it so (though I am).
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Lewis Cooper

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Another extremely gifted artist.  The last posted appeals to me, depicting, as it does, that moment when nature decides to bath the world in golden light.

Alan Bickley

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Yes, I also like the last one, but the man ploughing with a brace of splendid Shire horses is really well painted. I’ve honed in just on the horses, and the attention to detail is amazing…

Jenny Harris

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Another great artist - it’s his wildlife paintings that appeal to me the most - and enlarging the one below a little you can see that it’s painted rather than being too photorealistic.  The original is 22” x 16”.

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Sylvia Evans

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Some stunning work.   That lane in winter is amazing.  Just seen he is local to me…probably why the lane is familiar.   

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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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Some more of his wonderful work, I like his wildlife paintings and have included some but it his landscape that inspires me and get me dreaming of the places he painted . Ooh to be a tenth as good as this , dream on . 

Alan Bickley

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The degree, or we could call it level of skill required to produce work like this is phenomenal! I like a good deal of these posted, the first landscape in particular. On a personal level, I’ve never aspired to paint like this, which I couldn’t anyway! I’m more inspired by the work of Fred Cuming  and John Piper to name just a couple…but I can appreciate most art…almost!

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