Childhood playground

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That is a lovely painting, Paul. It must bring back great memories!

Posted by David Stevens on Wed 15 Dec 16:22:56

I like your painting, and this looks a wonderful place for play. Interesting story about the 'legend'. Wild boar...great.

Posted by Lewis Cooper on Wed 15 Dec 16:37:02

Lovely painting with memories . Good story

Posted by Faye Patrick on Wed 15 Dec 16:46:53

Great environment Paul, good job done here!

Posted by Alan Bickley on Wed 15 Dec 17:00:44

Good story and extremely good painting Paul.

Posted by Richard Cooper on Wed 15 Dec 17:21:01

Many thanks , David , Lew, Faye, Alan and Richard for your kind comments,

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Wed 15 Dec 18:14:44

A lovely story. This must be a lovely memory for you Paul.

Posted by Carole Kelly on Wed 15 Dec 20:45:53

Thank you Carole for your comment, it was very rewarding doing the painting , it’s something I have thought of for a long time and today just did it.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Wed 15 Dec 21:05:17

Lovely Paul

Posted by Heather Love on Thu 16 Dec 08:30:28

Lovely paihttps://azure.wgp-cdn.co.uk/app-painters-online/gallery/3E5C415A-5994-4098-9764-7917F6441D6F.jpeg?&width=1005&height=695&bgcolor=ffffff&mode=pad&autorotate=true&rotate=0nting, I am amazed at your multi-tasking Paul - being able to produce such different subjects.

Posted by Norrette Moore on Thu 16 Dec 08:55:37

Lovely painting, I am amazed at your multi-tasking Paul - being able to produce such different subjects. Don't know what happened to my first comment - slipped finger.

Posted by Norrette Moore on Thu 16 Dec 08:56:30

Thank you Norrette for you kind comments, though I can’t decode the first one . I often get my messages wrong , I think sometimes iPads have a mind of their own

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Thu 16 Dec 09:37:13

Hang on Studio Wall

15/12/2021

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A3 paper , watercolour woodland painting . As a ten year old I lived in France and played in the forest at Fontainebleau, this I a painting from memory it was the late 1950s when I was last there. No doubt it looks and look nothing like I have painted it., the local villagers would not go near these rocks as legend had it that a hunter was killed there by wild boar 🐗. I remember sitting on top and watching then rummage through the moss etc , probably where my love for woodlands and nature come from .

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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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