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Inspiration from Artists Wk 220: Featuring Artists : Stephen John Owen and Matt Payne

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Carol .

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A very talented artist, Sandra. I enjoyed looking at the paintings you have posted. His work is quite realistic, apart from the first painting, which is a favorite. Another good selection of artists with different styles of working, but both very appealing.
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Sandra Kennedy

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Thank-you very much Carol, I'm glad you like his work.
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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Superb artwork , a really good choice of artist to introduce us to Sandra , I will have a closer look at his work later.

Jenny Harris

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Good choice, Sandra, I really like his work, especially the first one - beautiful colours.  Will have a look at more later.

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Russell Edwards

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You couldn't get two more contrasting styles - I like both.
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Marjorie Firth

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The work is strangely familiar, although I don't know the artist.  This thread has shown us several artists covering similar subject matter, so maybe that's to be expected. This one, featured above, had me thinking it was by a different artist... ...but it isn't.  It features on the artists website.  It has a strong similarity to the work of the Scottish artist Alexander Miller.  His figures have a caricature element, usually featuring working men with  their backs to the viewer. That said I like this artists work.
Lewis Cooper on 08/06/2026 10:08:28
Lewis, sandy Miller is well known for his “ gadgies” but the Pitmen Painters and Norman Cornish came before.
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John Graham Inkson

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The first few paintings remind me of the art of Kyffin Williams
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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We covered KW quite some time ago ,it was mentioned earlier in the threat that there as a likeness but he had put his own mark on his work . Back to Matt Payne , who I wasn’t aware of until Sandra mentioned him a little while ago, like is work and how he captures the essence of the place also the light which is very different to what we experience, colours more vivid.

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Tessa Gwynne

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Matt Payne is obviously an extremely skilful artist to produce what he does. Unfortunately for me the result is too photo realistic and I prefer more painterly pieces. I can appreciate the beauty of the scenery definitely, especially the coastal views but they don’t appeal to me as paintings that I would want to hang on my wall. Sorry folks, everyone else seems to love them, but we are all different and these are just not for me. Incidentally Dixie the first of your choice above is by someone else, different signature.

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Alan Bickley

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I’m with Tessa here! Extremely talented technically, but that’s not what art is about…for me anyway! I’m also looking for a painterly approach but I can quite imagine that these would sell…Joe public would understand this photographic style of painting. Good luck to him anyway, that last one is a beautiful seascape.
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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Thanks Tessa I didn’t notice that it appeared under his name, it  I should know to check as it’s happened before. 
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