Washing day at Staiths.

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A wonderful place to visit Paul and this is a lovely painting.

Posted by Denise Cat on Mon 03 Feb 14:00:11

Been there many times, Paul and you have captured the spirit of the location so well!

Posted by David Stevens on Mon 03 Feb 14:22:14

Nicely detailed and good figures Paul of lovely Staiths.

Posted by Ronald Haber on Mon 03 Feb 14:56:11

I really like the splashes of colour in the figures contrasting with the buildings. Very atmospheric

Posted by Elaine Taylor on Mon 03 Feb 15:06:36

I love this, the colours are beautiful.

Posted by valerie harper on Mon 03 Feb 15:14:49

A lovely scene.

Posted by Sarah Bottjer on Mon 03 Feb 15:32:14

Thank all for your very kind comments, I appreciate them. A bit of a busy scene and I don’t usually add figures it was the figure in the photo that originally inspired me, I thought I few more would still make it look on ok .

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Mon 03 Feb 16:42:22

Lovely quaint houses and colourful details!

Posted by Anne Fletcher on Mon 03 Feb 16:45:04

A lovely olde worldly scene with loads of interest and great build8ngs Paul.

Posted by Carole Kelly on Mon 03 Feb 16:53:22

Good one Paul.

Posted by Stephen Hulse on Mon 03 Feb 17:24:35

Every picture tells a story nicely put together Paul.

Posted by Chris Scott on Mon 03 Feb 17:34:14

Lots to view Paul, and the figures make the painting work very well.

Posted by John Graham Inkson on Mon 03 Feb 17:46:03

Many thanks folks for your much appreciated comments.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Mon 03 Feb 17:58:33

Lovely painting, the figures work well. Interesting to see this scene before modernisation.

Posted by Sandra Kennedy on Mon 03 Feb 18:22:10

I like the old scene Paul. The ladies doing their washing is a reminder of how lucky we are to have a modern option! A lovely painting of nostalgia.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Mon 03 Feb 18:56:42

Well done Paul.

Posted by George Cutter on Mon 03 Feb 19:14:00

Thank you Sandra, Fiona and George.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Mon 03 Feb 21:04:14

Great picture and inspiring idea to create it as a past scene

Posted by Trevor Wick on Mon 03 Feb 21:18:45

I really like the houses Paul, well painted.

Posted by Karen Lewis on Mon 03 Feb 22:35:32

Loads to look at here, Paul

Posted by Thalia Stones on Tue 04 Feb 08:11:51

It's great Paul, wonderful nostalgia

Posted by Heather Love on Tue 04 Feb 08:19:26

Trevor, Karen, Thalia and Heather thank you for your comments.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Tue 04 Feb 08:57:35

Your paintings are always interesting Paul, super

Posted by Frank Bingley on Tue 04 Feb 09:00:07

Thanks Frank , appreciate your comment.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Tue 04 Feb 09:02:32

Great job Paul, nicely done!

Posted by Romila Datta on Fri 07 Feb 21:18:05

It's a lovely painting Paul, the detail and colour is wonderful

Posted by Cheryl Allen on Mon 10 Feb 16:55:01

Romila and Cheryl thank you for your kind comment.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Mon 10 Feb 18:45:43

Hang on Studio Wall

03/02/2025

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A4 watercolour on Bockingford rough paper, inspired by a early 1900 mono photograph of a woman washing clothes in Staiths beck . Ona e added extra detail and figures , the scene before any modernisation tbd area behind the fisherman and boat I’d now a large retaining wall. I’ve shied away from painting a Staiths scenes as most artists interested in marine art have done excellent versions before me but this was old Staiths and I felt thst I need to paint it .

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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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