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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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I decided on Sunday it was time to sort out my shed , it’s where in spend my time painting in the warmer weather. Like a lot of other people I have kept all sorts of sketch’s, painting etc , what in had forgotten about well that’s not true I put them away I haven’t bothered to look at them . When I was recovering from a spinal injury bin started to sketch more and then became board after a time, while framing a sketch with a Perspex cover i accidentally scratched across the Perspex sheet. As the background was black it inevitably stood out , the wax using a sharpened a sharpened six inch nail I created this . I then have deliberately move to doing a sketch that was more complicated. This was pre scraper board and was in the late seventies early eighties. I have shown these to a friend who thought the might be of interest on the forum. The following are all on glass using and electric engraving tool  The back of the glass is painted black to make the picture stand out. They are a bit tatty and need cleaning up and the paint redoing. Hope you enjoy .
With Sarah, Phil, Ellen, Rose the dentist, and the granddaughter whose name I forget.

Robert Jones, NAPA

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Great work there!
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Lewis Cooper

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Knockout stuff here, Dixie.  You're a very talented man.

Jenny Harris

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Paul, these are superb! - I especially love the second, more complex one.

Denise Cat

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These are lovely, you are very skilled, the plane is my favorite, I have to admit.
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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Thanks folks they are fun to do , I have done some Ona set of glasses that a friend wanted and a hunting scene around a very large glass bowel. I never bothered photographing the but wish I had , it also works well on slate I have several  place matts and have made house plaques for friends on the odd occasion. 
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Marjorie Firth

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They are all beautiful, Paul.

Tessa Gwynne

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Gosh Dixie they’re wonderful! I especially like the plane and the Celtic knot pattern, must have taken you ages. Thanks for showing them all.
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George Cutter

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That's really great work Paul.
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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Thank Marjorie, Tessa and George. They don’t take that long, I did the Celtic one in a couple of hours but not at once . The Spitfire took about an hour in one go . Sometimes the simple ones take longer , the drawings and planning take time like sketching sometimes to work quickly is better . The thing to remember is don’t press to hard when shading, it very upsetting when you have almost finished and you rush a bit and hear a click as the glass snaps in half, the language is rather bad as well . 

Fiona Phipps

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Paul, they are all fabulous! 

Bari Marsh

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Just been looking at your etchings Paul they are superb, i have done a bit on slate but never on glass.