Misty morning on the river.

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I love this Paul, great Work.

Posted by Mark Highfield on Sun 05 Jul 11:01:43

Boats and planes are definitely your subject Paul, very good details. Gill

Posted by Gillian Dix on Sun 05 Jul 12:27:57

Great work Paul, such a lot of detail.

Posted by Katy Dean on Sun 05 Jul 14:00:47

Excellent Paul! Love the faded skyline in the distance and some lovely areas of detail on the tug.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Sun 05 Jul 14:43:39

Excellent Tug. Another vintage beauty !

Posted by Richard Cooper on Sun 05 Jul 15:23:53

Thank you all for your kind comments they are much appreciated.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Sun 05 Jul 15:31:11

This so atmospheric! You can feel the power of the tug and the dockland backdrop says it all. Great painting Paul.

Posted by Chris Thurland on Sun 05 Jul 15:41:36

Love the detail Paul.

Posted by Colin Steed on Sun 05 Jul 17:25:26

Boat us good but I like the delicate misty industrial background. Nice work.

Posted by Ceri Jones on Sun 05 Jul 17:53:16

Interesting information there. Having lived in Hull since the 50s

Posted by Diana Boanas SWA on Sun 05 Jul 19:01:46

Sorry Paul, my comment posted before Id finished. I was going to say that Id know a bit about tugs . Like other comments, I really like the atmosphere and hint of all the industrial landscape

Posted by Diana Boanas SWA on Sun 05 Jul 19:07:35

Thank you al for taking time to comment, it’s alway very encouraging when fellow artist take time to comment. It’s also interesting how others see your work.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Sun 05 Jul 19:53:17

Beautifully done Dixie - like others have commented I really like the strong colours of the tug and the misty industrial background.

Posted by Margaret Nisbet on Fri 10 Jul 09:04:24

Thank you for taking the time to look and comment Michael and Margaret you’re comments are appreciated.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Fri 10 Jul 09:11:21

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05/07/2020

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A3 watercolour of REA steam tugs, Minegarth on the Mersey, setting out to pick up a tow. There used to be many tugs on the big rivers up until the late seventies, we were a big maritime nation then . The other factor is that modern ships carry far more, so less ships needed, and are more manoeuvrable due to side thrusters less tugs needed.

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Paul (Dixie) Dean

I have sketched most of my life on and off I became interested in watercolour following a spinal injury whilst in hospital but did not follow it up. My eldest daughter bought me a beautiful wooden box set of half pans about twenty five years ago I dabbled on and off until retirement twelve years…

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