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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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Lovely sketches Sylvia and Gillian. I spent a hour putting my painting area back now that Christmas guests have gone, these sketches fell out of a book I was moving. I normally keep them in a folder , very surprised to find them I’m sure I have posted them at some point a few years back.
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Nice work, Sylvia and Gillian. Dixie, those hands are very good. Your old car is interesting to look at, and even more so the lantern oil can. A vintage collectable, I hope you still have it.
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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Thank you Carole, unfortunately I never had the oil can would love to have both the car and the can . The hand sketch is one I did of my left hand that unfortunately will not open up . I was asked they the therapist at the hand clink for a copy to have framed in the clinic at Stoke Manderville Hospital. 

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I'm not a car person...mines blue and old.  But I do like those hand sketches,and yes a good venue for a print of them. Bill was in the RJ&AH hospital which is the northern equivalent to Stoke Mandeville Hosp.  It's on the Welsh /English border  and I had thought of donating a pic to hang on their corridors or waiting rooms, it's a special place. Your hands would be good. Thanks for the thought.
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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Your welcome Sylvia , I did do some painting workshops with the spinal unit at Stoke M I was conscious of the need to pay back as I was a spinal patient but in a military hospital. It was great fun and I met some wonderful people. 

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I seem to be getting a bit more settled and finding time to sketch again. I started this but it's just too dark and I can't see. I've decided to put it away and finish it tomorrow. It's from one of my own photos.
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Thank you Carole, unfortunately I never had the oil can would love to have both the car and the can . The hand sketch is one I did of my left hand that unfortunately will not open up . I was asked they the therapist at the hand clink for a copy to have framed in the clinic at Stoke Manderville Hospital. 
Paul  (Dixie) Dean on 28/12/2022 13:22:09 I'm sure that hand has been and still is admired, Dixie.
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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That’s looking really good Denise. I spent a pleasant hour last evening sketching, about  fifteen minutes on each . Decided I need to do more sketching as I’ve become quite lazy and don’t sketch so regularly as I used too. 
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That bird is looking great Denise, glad to see you back on POL! Really like your sketches Paul it’s great that you can produce a sketch in 15 minutes. I will have a go at setting a timer for sketching good practice for sketching out and about! I have been working on a tinted charcoal sketch of my girls.
With Sarah, Phil, Ellen, Rose the dentist, and the granddaughter whose name I forget.

Robert Jones, Napa

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sketching always good, Paul - like your boat: they're difficult to get right (confession: I have failed now and then!).  Gillian - good impression of your girls - maybe sharpen that charcoal stick/pencil a bit?  But it's a delicate drawing, well suiting its subject.
With Sarah, Phil, Ellen, Rose the dentist, and the granddaughter whose name I forget.

Robert Jones, Napa

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PS - Denise: how's your vulture coming along?  The body doesn't need to be as dark as the head, so you have plenty of scope to show him in full vulture mode. 
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Lovely delicate work, Gillian. Dixie, you are a very busy sketcher. I've put my shelving unit up (need another) and found some a2 pads, and charcoal sticks long forgotten, they'll be having an outing, soon. Your vulture is a little different to your norm, Denise, a lively subject. 
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