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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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I love woodlands the trees , plants and the different lights effects caused by the foliage etc , put in a stream and it’s suddenly quite a magical place. One of my favourite artist is Peder Monsted his ability to paint trees and woodlands is absolutely amazing and when he adds a stream that’s me off dreaming about the place . I decided to have a go a painting an imaginary woodlands withal stream , so a simple sketch to start with and let it develop as I paint and firm ideas from what it’s shaping up to look like.  The first few stage done over the past week, obviously more difficult in the  as the watercolour is much more difficult to manipulate , what I’ve done is to wet the small area in working on just before adding the paint. These photos were taken while the paper was very wet, it’s not heavy weight but it doesn’t normally cockle this much , partly because I don’t wet it so much but given the heat issue decided to soak it. Next stage giving it some structure, building it up in washes done quickly so it’s not drying out on me to soon , several washes to cover what I would normally do in one session. The average temperature has been around twenty six in the last two days it’s thirty three , today it’s around thirty seven , must be made trying to paint in watercolours in the heat. Still if the Victorians could paint in this heat on their grant tours I can at home.
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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Some more details added , it’s starting to come into shape , must thing about the next stage, haven’t a clue what it will look like in the end . 
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Carol .

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Woodland and babbling streams have a wonderful sense of calm. When your painting is finished I have no doubt this is the impression it will give, Dixie.
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Tanja Gerster

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Oh, that will be very good, I love the speckled, dotted foliage of the two trees where the light shines through! We're also getting readings between 18 and 33 degrees, depending on the whim of St. Peter; at the moment he's in the mood for a lot of heat... I hope my Persian cat Léon can somehow handle it... no, I don't want to give him a "lion's cut"...
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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Many thanks Carol and Tanja , just hold I don’t disappoint you. Move on quite a bit but once again done in short sessions , far to hot to do very much in one go ,need to be careful as I’m likely to fiddle with it to much . I’m just letting it develop and in a way playing with the scene, adding or changing as it develops more.
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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Added more details, it hot work , but enjoy the challenge of this scene . 
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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Almost complete, I wil do a few final touches and then post the finished painting, if I don’t stop here I will just fiddle it to the bin .
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Tanja Gerster

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How often is it precisely those things (whether hits, films, or works of art) that are completely misunderstood, almost thrown away, or not released, or for which no record label takes on the hit, and years later we realize that these are exactly the ones that became so popular? - Please don't throw away the picture, send it to me first!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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I won’t be throwing it away Tanja , I was saying that if I don’t stop now I will just continue adding bits till it is completely overloaded with details and won’t look good . By stopping at this point it won’t be in the bin , I have added more than I thought I would but I actually like it. 
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Sandra Kennedy

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Great energy in the tumbling water, really like this one Paul, will look out for it on the Gallery.
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Robert Jones, Napa

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You've done the foliage particularly well in this, and not bothered the water to an early death either, which you could so easily have done.  Did you manage to work in the heatwave?  I went out today, wearing only shirt and  light trousers, and was thoroughly cooked after half a mile.  I found it too hot to even think about painting - but I have, for once, about a dozen ideas for my next one; just got to get on with it.  As for you - you keep getting better!
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Carol .

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Beautiful work, Dixie. It's so easy to spoil paintings by fiddling. The waters is really nice and the delicateness of the background leaves sets the mood of the scene.

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