Red Kites over West Wycombe hill

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Ooh this is lovely. I love Red Kites and it looks an interesting place too. I like your long landscape format as well!

Posted by Sarah Crouch on Sun 07 Mar 18:34:49

Great sense of space there, nice

Posted by Romila Datta on Sun 07 Mar 19:41:36

Lovely Paul!

Posted by Linda Wilson on Sun 07 Mar 20:13:27

Interesting history and beautifully painted Paul.

Posted by Denise Cat on Sun 07 Mar 21:39:01

Super watercolour Dixie

Posted by David Pilgram on Mon 08 Mar 06:53:48

Like this and that canvas shape works really well

Posted by Heather Love on Mon 08 Mar 07:09:15

Just the right format for this Paul, lovely.

Posted by Carole Swingler on Mon 08 Mar 07:25:28

Thank you all for your very kind comments I appreciated them a lot. There is so much history to the hill both historical and natural history. A lot of the smaller tree and shrubs shown green in the painting are juniper which is rare nationally but abundant locally. We even have Glis Glis edible dormouse , only found in a small area they were originally introduced by the Romans as a food source. They are too cute to eat .

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Mon 08 Mar 07:44:51

Great format, lovely sense of light and space

Posted by Hilary Pearce on Mon 08 Mar 12:13:24

Like the format Paul, super watercolour.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Mon 08 Mar 12:36:27

Many thanks Hillary and Fiona for your kind comments.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Mon 08 Mar 14:34:22

A lovely fresh painting, Paul!

Posted by Anne Fletcher on Mon 08 Mar 19:58:37

A beauty Paul

Posted by Dennis Rounding on Wed 10 Mar 11:46:10

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07/03/2021

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Watercolour of the church and mausoleum on West Wycombe hill, the hill is owned and managed by the NT . I occasionally work there with a team of Volunteers Rangers that I manage . The hill is chalk and is a SSSI chalk grassland, inside the hill infamous Hell Fire caves. The large tree around the church is a mix of different conifers and some old large yews . The church was built with the ring of a Iron Age hillfort . The Red Kites are very common in the Chilterns and all around the area.

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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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