Buckled, bent and discarded.

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Great use of expressing different materials Paul and meticulous detail.

Posted by Carole Kelly on Fri 05 May 15:49:47

Fascinating old machines and an interesting introduction.

Posted by Lewis Cooper on Fri 05 May 15:57:43

Superb Painting and great Information Paul.

Posted by Chris Scott on Fri 05 May 16:04:41

This would work so well in my "Vintage&Old" theme I am working on at the moment! Lovely work :)

Posted by Cathy Hunter on Fri 05 May 16:05:18

Great title Paul for a super painting.

Posted by Val Kenyon on Fri 05 May 16:13:46

I feel the same Paul… a really super interpretation of these great iron beasts of steam.., sadly discarded!

Posted by Alan Bickley on Fri 05 May 16:21:46

Lovely depiction of an old machine which you are so good at Paul.

Posted by Christine Rogan on Fri 05 May 16:24:40

Really good Paul, well done.

Posted by Stephen Hulse on Fri 05 May 16:30:39

Great old machine very well painted Dixie. We should record these beasts. I love the corrugated roof! Excellent work.

Posted by Tessa Gwynne on Fri 05 May 16:38:14

Wow so many lovely comments from you all , thank you so much . How is it that sometimes the paintings your not really sure of are well received and the opposite can happen with one you feel positive about. I do love old machines and have a couple more in the pipeline, thank you once again.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Fri 05 May 17:02:30

Great work Dixie 👏🏼👏🏼

Posted by John O’Neill on Fri 05 May 17:05:08

Love the corrugated roof, it's done so well! Nice job Dixie!

Posted by Ross Cameron on Fri 05 May 17:13:19

Wow, very well painted Paul, these old machines have a lot of character and is good to see them being recorded

Posted by Cheryl Allen on Fri 05 May 17:13:38

Thank you Neil, Ross and Cheryl I appreciate your taking the time to look and comment.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Fri 05 May 17:31:27

A lovely image and you’ve captured the detail of this really well.

Posted by Andrew Roles on Fri 05 May 18:46:42

Thank you Andrew I appreciate your comment.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Fri 05 May 18:53:26

Brilliant Paul. Wonderful detail and great information.

Posted by Spencer Lambeth-Angell on Fri 05 May 19:40:52

Thank you Spencer .

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Fri 05 May 19:44:19

I like how you choose subjects and breathe new life into them Paul. Painted with care.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Fri 05 May 20:02:33

Thank you Fiona that’s a very kind comment and I appreciate it a lot.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Fri 05 May 20:22:59

Fascinating subject, nicely painted, Paul.

Posted by Jenny Harris on Fri 05 May 20:31:44

Another little beauty, absolutely love it.!!

Posted by valerie harper on Fri 05 May 20:32:43

Thank you Jenny and Valerie for your kind comments.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Fri 05 May 20:43:42

Always good Paul

Posted by Heather Love on Sat 06 May 05:39:54

Heather thank you for taking time to look and comment I really appreciate it.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Sat 06 May 07:25:26

You have done a lovely job here, Paul recording this once useful machine!

Posted by Anne Fletcher on Sat 06 May 07:56:05

Thank you Anne for your kind comment.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Sat 06 May 08:31:43

Excellent painting, well described Paul.

Posted by George Cutter on Sat 06 May 09:06:29

Many thank George.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Sat 06 May 09:48:31

Excellent detail Paul, you have depicted the rust very well, and the corrugated roof is really good.

Posted by Karen Lewis on Tue 23 May 06:41:23

Thank you Karen for taking the time to look and comment I really appreciate it.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Tue 23 May 06:42:42

Wow,, love this!

Posted by Romila Datta on Sat 27 May 07:38:54

Romila thank you for you comment I appreciate it.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Sat 27 May 07:44:28

Hang on Studio Wall

05/05/2023

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A23x36 cm watercolour of a old traction engine abandoned after breaking down. There are a lot of these old machines in many places around the world abandoned after they broke down beyond repair. Most can be found on former plantation, in Mozambique, Senegal etc where they are still standing rusting away. It must have been awful working them in heat without having to put up with the heat and steam. Inspired by looking at old photos on the internet, none were attributed to a particular photographer.

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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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