Abandoned , Rotting , Beautiful.

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Love the distant hills...so far away :)

Posted by Cathy Hunter on Wed 01 Mar 17:10:02

Nicely done Paul 😊

Posted by Stephen Hulse on Wed 01 Mar 17:27:23

Beautiful painting

Posted by anne cooper on Wed 01 Mar 17:55:08

love the sense of space and the soft palette

Posted by Elaine Taylor on Wed 01 Mar 18:03:41

Many thanks Cathy, Stephen,Anne and Elaine for you comments.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Wed 01 Mar 18:17:46

There is beauty in the abandonment of those boats Paul. Wonder watercolour.

Posted by Carole Kelly on Wed 01 Mar 19:21:07

Thank you Carole for thaking the time to look and comment.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Wed 01 Mar 19:48:56

A lovely painting and ‘salute’ to these beautiful old barges.

Posted by Rachel Wood on Wed 01 Mar 20:30:24

Thank you Rachel I appreciate you taking the time to look and comment.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Wed 01 Mar 20:50:16

Like it, Paul

Posted by Maureen Sherman on Wed 01 Mar 21:01:08

You’ve brought them back to life by remembering their service Paul.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Wed 01 Mar 21:06:03

Great background story Dixie, which you’ve carried into the painting with a lovely sense of gentleness. I like it.

Posted by Tessa Gwynne on Wed 01 Mar 21:25:44

Maureen, Fiona and Tessa thank you for your kind comments.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Wed 01 Mar 21:40:57

Worthy subjects Paul, nicely painted.

Posted by Carole Swingler on Thu 02 Mar 08:01:23

Shame these pieces of history are being lost, good one Paul.

Posted by Andrew Roles on Thu 02 Mar 08:05:51

Your boats abandoned or not are always so good, Dixie!

Posted by David Stevens on Thu 02 Mar 08:44:03

A really interesting piece Paul, just my thing!

Posted by Alan Bickley on Thu 02 Mar 08:58:00

Interesting background info to your painting. Nicely painted.

Posted by Christine Rogan on Thu 02 Mar 09:03:40

A lovely watercolour painting.

Posted by Spencer Lambeth-Angell on Thu 02 Mar 09:07:14

Thank you for your comments, Carole, Andrew, David, Alan , Christine and Spencer. So many of these old boats , trucks and buildings were and occasional now left to rot away , I think in general people have and are becoming more aware of the value of keeping history alive.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Thu 02 Mar 09:14:49

A truly beautiful and emotive painting.Love it.

Posted by valerie harper on Thu 02 Mar 10:51:02

As always a lovey watercolour, you capture that sense of time marching on !

Posted by Gillian Cooke on Thu 02 Mar 22:45:50

Valerie and Gillian thank you for you lovely comments.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Fri 03 Mar 08:29:32

Nice scene and well painted Paul

Posted by Paul Kitching on Fri 03 Mar 15:21:58

Many thanks Paul for taking the time to look and comment I appreciate it.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Fri 03 Mar 15:25:50

Hang on Studio Wall

01/03/2023

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A4 watercolour using up paint in the pallet, done very quickly , I hate waste. Based on rotting old Thames barges near Hoo, so sad to see but beautiful colours and shapes . One of the barges was used to evacuate troops from Dunkirk it particularly sad when you think of the service it gave or maybe I’m just a sentimental old sod.

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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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