The Walmington Warriors

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your a fantastic draughtsman and a lovely watercolourist , love it and these wonderful characters

Posted by dennis roberts on Thu 01 Mar 15:24:45

I love this Philip! All your paintings of Dads Army have been so good!

Posted by Margaret Beynon on Thu 01 Mar 15:27:12

Thank you Dennis and Margaret. They have been fun to do and I have been heartened by the positive responses to them. I may do one final piece, in a similar style to this, three characters on a sheet- Messrs Hodges and Yateman, and Revd Farthing for spiritual guidance!

Posted by Phil Rogers on Thu 01 Mar 15:51:17

Great as always! Very inspiring Philip.

Posted on Thu 01 Mar 17:52:42

Thanks Ibolya. Praise indeed.

Posted by Phil Rogers on Thu 01 Mar 18:03:17

Excellent work with the home guard heroes Phillip. Great characters all. Nicely done.

Posted by Jim Morris on Thu 01 Mar 18:26:53

Thank you Jim. Appreciated.

Posted by Phil Rogers on Thu 01 Mar 18:45:09

This is great Philip. I love Dads Army.

Posted by Carolyn Parkinson on Thu 01 Mar 18:46:05

Yes me too Carolyn. In fact I'd go on to say that my enthusiasm and affection for a given subject in no small way impacts on the results, hence my recurring themes of Dad's Army, trad jazz, animals, Southampton Football Club, traditional beer/pubs etc.

Posted by Phil Rogers on Thu 01 Mar 19:08:17

Wonderful.

Posted by Sandra Kennedy on Thu 01 Mar 20:17:41

Thank you Sandra. Appreciated.

Posted by Phil Rogers on Thu 01 Mar 20:28:34

Beautifully captured

Posted by David Perry on Fri 02 Mar 16:59:15

Thank you David. I enjoy portraiture and comments such as yours are a vindication.

Posted by Phil Rogers on Fri 02 Mar 19:13:19

Hang on Studio Wall

01/03/2018

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Watercolour on a quarter imperial sheet of 200lb Saunders NOT-These are the fine men of the Warmington-on-Sea Home Guard. Determined men from varied backgrounds, united in one common purpose...when the Village Hall wasn't double booked!

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Phil Rogers

Phil is a mainly self taught watercolourist living in Hampshire in the coastal village of Warsash. His local environment is his inspiration for many of his paintings, as is his love for traditional jazz and his beloved Southampton Football Club, all rendered in his trademark loose yet 'literal'…

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