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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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Welcome to this week’s thread  the featuring artists this week are : Peter Barrett and Ralph Thompson, I will open this evening with an introduction to the illustrator and  artist Peter Thompson , on Wednesday Sylvia will introduce her chosen artist Ralph Thompson. Peter Barrett 1935. His early education took place during the Second World War, in Kent, Lancashire,North Wales and Surrey . He went on to Dulwich College where he was singled out by the Art Master , a Royal Academias, for extra art education. Peter attended evening classes at Chelsea Art School before National Service in the Royal Navy, on completion of his service he was offered place at Camberwell Art School a well as the chance to attend university. He refused both , preferring to learn from experience. Peter has illustrated over forty books on wildlife as well as children’s books . Bio from  susanbarrettwriter.com. I hope that you enough my selection of his work , to me another fine artist that is mainly ignored because he is an illustrator. Why is it that this is often the case , some illustrator are far more competent that a lot os those who are labelled artists . 

Tessa Gwynne

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I love the Wind in the Willows illustrations Dixie, and will have a look later at more of his work. Thanks for the intro, another artist I was unaware of. 
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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Some more of his illustrations, some especially for Tessa .

Tessa Gwynne

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Smashing! Thanks Dixie, I’m still looking. 

Sylvia Evans

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What  a lovely Collection Dixie it is going to be an animal week.   That rose is magnificent and love the Wind in the Willows.

Tessa Gwynne

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I found a few different themes.
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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There really good examples of his work Tessa.
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Tony Auffret

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Just a wee word of caution. I was going to post some Peter Barrett landscapes but realised Peter Barrett illustrator and Peter Barrett landscape artist are not the same person. If I recall correctly the latter is based in South Africa. I gave up when I discovered there is also a US based artist who goes by the name of …… Peter Barrett.
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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Thanks for the advice Tony , I have discovered over the last few years just how many artists there are with the same name. What’s dose t help of course is that google tends to lump them together ,also some people post work of one artist on a story about another, we have come across it occasionally on these threads I’m certainly guilty of adding the wrong person’s work.

Sylvia Evans

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RALPH THOMPSON. I found this artist a while ago and he ticked so many boxes of the things I think are precious.   His style is so loose , free and just so well observed.   Plus he has drawn in situ in Africa and eyeballed a lion as I have I can’t resist his lovely work.    NB  we are all becoming animal orientated on here.  Apology’s in advance for spelling mistakes and skew Wuff…

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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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I can see why you like his work Sylvia they are superb , done without to much detail but everything is there , thanks for the introduction I was unaware of his work.

Sylvia Evans

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Happy you like it Paul….
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