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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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Welcome to Week eight , we have had some excellent choices of artists and artwork over  couple of months , with many more to come . Thank you to everyone for the suggestions and to everyone looking in and taking part I hope you continue to enjoy the artwork. This weeks artists are very different in there style, first we have Eric Ravilious  followed by Andrea Kowch.   Jenny suggest Eric Ravilious and unfortunately I can’t recall who suggested Andrea Kowch , my apologies for note writing your name down.  If you would start us off Jenny and hopefully the person who suggested Andrea will let us know and add her on Wednesday. In the event of no one coming forward I will introduce Andreas work.  Have a good week and enjoy these artists . 

Jenny Harris

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Paul, I also suggested Andrea, and am happy to introduce her work as well, on Wednesday, unless you want to change it to another person’s choice.  Am just about to do Eric Ravilious now.

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ERIC RAVILIOUS (1903 - 1942) was a British painter, designer, book illustrator and wood engraver, probably best known for his watercolours of the South Downs where he grew up. He served as an official full-time war artist from December 1939, but died on active service in 1942 when the aircraft he was in was lost off Iceland during an RAF sea rescue mission.  He was only 39. Lifeboat at Aldeburgh The Water Wheel Chalk Paths Westbury Horse Submarines in Dry Dock Leaving Scapa Flow HM Glorious in the Arctic Warship in Dock Mug designs for Wedgewood

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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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Some excellent choices Jenny . Please  go ahead and introduce both Jenny , I can now see why I made the mistake of not putting a name at the side her names. I will have a look and make a selection.

Christine Rogan

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I’ve not come across Eric’s work Jenny, but I love his strong flowing lines and his depiction of skies and seas.  

Alan Bickley

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Great intro Jenny, I hadn’t realised that he’d died to tragically and so young… you’re never too old to learn is the motto! I’ve picked out just a couple that I found interesting. Wiltshire Landscape  Dangerous Work at Low Tide.

Tessa Gwynne

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I love Ravilious’s work and will add some more later. There was a piece about him on tv very recently designing for Wedgwood which I hadn’t realised. He designed a series of tableware on the theme of Travel (including hot air balloons, trains etc) and there is a collection on display at the V & A.

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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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Like his paintings a lot, I have  seen some of his work before but had  not taken a great deal of interest . To me he is one of those artist you could easily dismiss untill you look closer at his work and view his paintings properly. Here are a few iI have chosen simply because I like them or like the subject no matter which all excellent paintings. 

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Denise Cat

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Such a sad end to his life Jenny. I really like this style of work. Clean lines, nice angles, very clever perspectives. I love the sense it gives you of standing right in front of the object. He produce some fantastic work and of that style you would think, right for that era.  Submarine Controls. Train Landscape.

Jenny Harris

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Paul, another I’ve come across which you may like. Talbot Daracq
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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I do like it Jenny, my sort of painting thanks for posting it. 

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Denise you beat me to it with the railway carriage view- one of my favourites! I have a book on Ravilious and rather like his wood engravings of which these are a few. The first is The Famous Tragedy of the Rich Jew of Malta by Marlowe. The painting below is of Firle Beacon in Sussex .

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