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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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Two lovey paintings Tessa , what made them stand out . I like them both but the top one is my favourite of the two. I like it more partly because it’s trees , but the colours he uses and that delightful hint of the sun burning through . I can see why Dawn like his work and Alan’s comment about his work being understated is spot on ,  what a brilliant artist to open up this new thread with , good choice Dawn . Don’t forget to let me have more names I have about ten at the moment that should last about five weeks .

Tessa Gwynne

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What made these two stand out to me? I think the subtlety of them, that misty, hazy look which I think is hard to get. As you mentioned the sun showing through is very well done, and in the other I am always attracted to figures in a painting. He’s a terrific artist and apparently still going strong at a good age!
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Marjorie Firth

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He is a master of mood and light. As I said, I love his landscapes, beach scenes and wonderful skies. But he can turn his hand to anything, one of the reasons I chose one of his light filled filled Still Lifes.

Christine Rogan

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What a good idea Paul! It’s really good to see works from other artists that we might not be familiar with. I’ve had a look at some of his paintings and am impressed by his skies in many of them. I did however really like this one of San Gimignano in Italy.  He really captures the magnificent buildings rising up from the surrounding countryside. He’s painted the foreground in very dark colours which emphasise not only the light stonework and hazy sky, but also suggests the heat of the sun. 
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Russell Edwards

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I hadn't heard of Fred Cuming, but having 'googled him' - what a dreadful term - I can see why Alan and others rate him so highly. I can also see his influence on Alan's work too.
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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Thank you Christine for sharing your choice and your opinion of his painting. I agree Russell the term googled him does sound a bit negative , is there you have a particular painting you  liked and would you share that with us.  Be good if both were a kid to suggest a artist for the list but don’t feel pressured into doing do. .

Jenny Harris

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Paul, my two artists for your list are John Blockley and John Nash.  I can give you website references when you need them.

Jenny Harris

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Sorry, got repeated. Odd things happening today - got a message that POL was offline when I first tried to post.

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And again …

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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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As we only have one artist this week and the plan is to have two each week I will add Gillian’s choice of artist to this week .  Stanly Cursiter. , I have just had a look on google and he gas some wonderful paintings . Gillian would you like to start us off with your choice and why you picked that particular painting, I know it won’t be easy as there are so many . 
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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As Gillian hasn’t responded I will start of and hope I haven’t picked any of her choices .  The nearby rocks are so well painted and look rugged , it’s the distant headland that really attracted me . It’s the way he’s managed to get it to look rugged and detailed but still distant .  I like the figures in this one and how he painted the houses , lots of action going on but not over detailed . Gillian he certainly is a great artist , I’m surprised at the range of his work , cubism, impressionist, you name it he’s done it. I’ve only just notice the figures on the first one  after I posted it. 

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Marjorie Firth

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Both excellent but the second one is superb, the light and the subtle colours. Will look further at his work now. Well, he could turn his hand to most things - his seascapes and rocky shores are excellent, he captures a lovely light. There is a very small strong one I particularly noticed - “ On the rocks at Granton” - and his society portraits , with exc painting of fabric, echo JSS a little. An artist I’d never heard of but worth looking at.

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