Evacuees at Paddington Station

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Perfect opening scene illustration for The Lion , the Witch and the Wardrobe David..These two wondering where their sisters are...(-: Good work.

Posted by Jim Morris on Sat 07 Oct 17:42:18

Thanks Jim. I hadn't thought of it like that, but I do see what you mean. Originally this was supposed to be a railway painting, but I got far more interested in the boys.

Posted by David Clark on Sat 07 Oct 18:03:14

You've certainly come a long way in 2 years. really interesting subject, great attention to detail

Posted by Annie Davenport on Sat 07 Oct 21:26:49

What a great pic, nicely painted, good composition and more importantly a storyline.....wow.

Posted by Sylvia Evans on Sun 08 Oct 08:36:19

What a poignant memory of yesteryear David, there were so many children evacuated at the time. You have painted this beautifully.

Posted by Margaret Beynon on Sun 08 Oct 14:44:58

Great picture, got the feeling. We were evacuated but came back after six months and was bombed out by a Doodlebug! Bad timing or what?

Posted by Fred Elwell on Mon 09 Oct 15:46:09

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07/10/2017

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I don't live in London any more, but I grew up in London, I was born in London and I studied in London, so I still think of myself as a Londoner. Both my parents were born in London during world war II, although neither was really evacuated. I originally just wanted to do a picture of Paddington with a steam locomotive, but the idea of this one grew, and grew to the point where I didn't even need to put a locmotovie in it, because the evacuee boys here are the story.

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David Clark

I've always drawn, but I never took Art as a subject at school, and I've never had any lessons or tuition. I've always doodled in idle moments, and sketched for my own amusement, but I never had the guts to try painting before 2015. I joined the Afan Nedd artists' group that summer, finally plucking…

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