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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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Another excellent week , and again two superb artist thanks to Jenny for the introduction. This weekends bonus artist is Anthony Sheath born 1946. His paintings are very clear detailed landscapes , I know some will find then too detailed and a bit idyllic looking , however his skill as a artist can’t be disputed. Another artist I discovered due  to this thread I do like his fresh looking painting and as landscapes and one of my favourite subjects I find I get absorbed in his artwork. So many to choose from but hood you like my selection , the first epithet the cart is my favourite of them all. 

Alan Bickley

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Not familiar with him, but wonderful detail in the right places.  Paul’s first pic is my favourite, but here’s another on a similar theme…
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A new artist to me and I have to say his work is not to my taste - too presact with little artistic interpretation and a tad twee but I do admire his  exceptional skill. 
With Sarah, Phil, Ellen, Rose the dentist, and the granddaughter whose name I forget.

Robert Jones, Napa

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I'm with Michael on this artist: I am not fond of narrative painting when the narrative is this obvious.  But as others (including Michael) have said - wonderful skills on display.  I think my problem with this work is that this painter was born in 1946, not ca. 1876 - but give or take a few costume changes, you wouldn't see much difference in subject and treatment.  Still - he has a lovely sense of colour and light, his draughtsmanship is superlative: and I'm left wondering if the chocolate-box type of representation is really such a bad thing: have we, or some of us, got a touch up ourselves, as it were, on such things - or in better English (far more attuned to the sensibilities of our literate contributors here!) could we get a bit snobbish about it?   As a comparison - http://www.kenbushe.co.uk/html/latest_.html.  Though we never met, I counted Ken as a friend, with whom I corresponded until a matter of weeks before his untimely death from cancer.  His work to me represents the best of modern landscape painting - and although he could be a sentimental man about his pet rabbit (named "Rabbit"), there was nothing even slightly mawkish or sentimental in his paintings.  His skills were easily on a par with those of Anthony Sheath - but I much prefer his approach to painting.   Still - each to their own.  

Jenny Harris

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Paul, I think his paintings are beautiful, they may be a bit chocolate-box, but they have a lovely warmth and a feel good factor to them.  These are some I have picked out. 

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Sylvia Evans

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Mmmm incredible skill and draughtsmanship.  But I don't like them. Possibly too pretty ..  

Sylvia Evans

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Fatty fingers strike again. 

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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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They do seem a bit pretty pretty, but his skill is not in doubt to be able to do such fine detailing I find quite amazing . I do like the last one you put up Jenny. I do remember the chocolate boxes having paintings on them ,  my grandma used to select the chocolates by the picture , didn’t seem to matter what it tasted like . I also remember Bluebird toffees in a round tin with pictures on them , sometimes it was a aircraft or animal , hell I do feel old . 

Tessa Gwynne

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His skill is certainly wonderful and I do like his trees and general landscape, but they are overall a bit schmalzy for me. My favourites are the first chosen by Dixie of the trees with cart, and Alan’s choice of tree with gate.  Good to see, and another artist I was unaware of (one of many so far!).
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Tony Auffret

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I can see why people think them a bit 'pretty' and 'chocolate boxy', yet despite this not being my favourite style of painting, the 3 ladies and a dog coming up the hill (my research tells me it's called 'Summer's Past') is just superb.  The lady picking flowers (can't find the name) which seems to blend realism with a nod to the impressionists in its use of blue, I also find attractive; the foreground light which isn't on the 'subject' works well for me.

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Sylvia Evans

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I so agree Tony there is some beautiful work in them and the parts already commented on are lovely. 
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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I’m a bit up and down with this artist , I love the detailing and wish I could do half a well as him. The trees and the landscapes are brilliant, and his figures are excellent, but I’m not overfond on quite a lot of them there are the exceptions that  shout out to me. I must have a look and see if he does no landscape etc. 
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