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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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My youngest granddaughter love to play games and one she often plays is you  can only choose one , this entails her asking i& you could only choose one sweet, film , actor or place etc who or what would it be . Today I finished a painting , unusual for me it was based on my favourite artist Peder Mork Munsted , I will add my version is nothing like his , impossible for me to do a decent copy. But it got me thinking if I was only allowed to admire or look at an artist’s work who would it be , just about an impossible task selected one individual. Sat for a long while having a coffee and thinking about who it would be , I decided it had to be Monsted , his work is so so good , the trees and the landscapes are amazing.  Question is who would you choose . A few examples of his work.
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Lewis Cooper

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As you say…an IMPOSSIBLE question.  I’ll have to think about it, but I’m not sure I’ll get anywhere with it.  I can see why you admire this artist.  Terrific.

Norrette Moore

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It's not often I have time to visit the gallery, Paul, and worth it.  Your version is excellent, I'd be proud of it, especially as I'm a fan of Monsted too. I've never seen his work in the flesh, perhaps one in Amsterdam.  I would have said Casper David Friedrich, but I don't think that will last. After the NG exhibition Van Gogh was top of my hit parade.  But I think my long term favourites are the Dutch flower paintings. Very difficult to copy.  I saw a couple of modern versions in a small gallery in Stratford. Very Impressive, I'll see if I can dig out a photo.

Tessa Gwynne

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I can also see why you choose Monsted. His work takes you to a beautiful place which obviously inspires his lovely work.  I could say Cezanne without too much thought, still life and landscapes, but I should give it more thought. Tricky choice, and well done to your granddaughter for putting the pressure on us!
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Lewis Cooper

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I've failed miserably in this challenge.  There are just too many artists whose work I admire.  So for now I'll just pick one.  John Singer Sergeant.  I've never seen anything by him that I didn't like.  Oils, watercolours, drawings.  I featured some of his charcoal drawings in my thread on pencils and graphite...just knock out.  Here's just one of his...perhaps...PERHAPS...not so well known.  His did a series of watercolours on a trip to North Africa.  This is 'Bedouins.'... ...a quick, sketchy study.   Wonderful.
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Peter Smith

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The Munsted pictures are brilliant but for me it's Renoir. You can hear the laughter, damn it you can see the people breathing! I'm sure I don't need to post any examples but here's part of one: 

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Jenny Harris

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Paul, I also love Monsted’s work, especially his snow scenes, but I’m not a great fan of traditional subjects.  I would probably pick Roger Dean as my favourite.
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Marjorie Firth

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My first thought was JSSargent, then I thought, “ Hang on, this is too difficult! So many…” But I’m back to J SS. War paintings, society paintings, Venice, Portraits……
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Russell Edwards

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Tough task Paul but Vermeer is a firm favourite of mine
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Peter Smith

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We're a varied lot aren't we.

Alan Bickley

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An impossible task of course, there are so many to choose from… I’ve always liked the work of Laura Knight, and I believe worthy of a mention! These two have often inspired me, both named Lamorna Cove. Just look at that blue in this first picture.

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There were two great townscape painters in seventeenth century Holland—Gerrit Berckheyde (1638-1698), and Jan van der Heyden (1637-1712). Berckheyde made many great paintings but—for me—van der Heyden just has the edge on him. As if being a master painter was not enough, van der Heyden was also an inventor, being responsible for the first European system of municipal street lighting. The lanterns were designed and made from tin plate and glass by van der Heyden himself. They burnt oil instead of candles. First introduced in Amsterdam in 1670, van der Heyden’s lanterns were soon adopted by other European cities—some were still operating as late as 1840. He also invented an improved fire engine, the Slang Brand Spuiten (Fire Hose Serpent). Van der Heyden died a wealthy man in 1712. Here’s a corker by him: The Oude Delft Canal and Oude Kerk, Delft, 1675.  

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