‘The Dingley Dell’ in Oils by Marion Dutton Professional Artist. by Marion Dutton

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I take Otto to the beck, in what I call Dingley Dell, some mornings for a drink (didn't quite stop flowing during the dry summer). I looked it up and discovered the phrase was from Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens - who knew? A lovely idyllic scene Marion.

Lovely painting and frame Marion

Really lovely scene!

Thank you everyone & no Rod I didn’t know that Dingley Dell came from Piuckwick papers! Really interesting, thank you. X

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08/10/2025
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Back in 2020 during COVID I painted this scene from an original photo of mine taken near home whilst walking the dogs. Such a tranquil scene that help me thru the trauma of those lockdown months. Dingley Dell hangs in our lounge & I think the subtle gold frame enhances it well. Dingley Dell is available as a full tutorial within mazartacademy.com

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Marion Dutton

Hi, I’m Marion Dutton (Maz). I run MazArt Academy, my online school where I specialise in teaching traditional underpainting techniques in oils (also suitable for water-mixable oils). My tutorials cover a wide range of subjects – from pet portraits and portraits to landscapes, florals, still…

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