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Superb work on a super subject Philip

Super palette and such an interesting subject and composition!

Wonderful textures and superbly painted.

Thanks for your encouraging comments Derek, Debs and Fiona.<br />Very much appreciated!

Beautiful painting and story

A great subject that you&#39;ve painted beautifully. The old wood and rusty metal are superb!

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08/05/2015
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I discovered this abandoned old bus in a gold town called Sandon in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. The doors that once opened and closed hundreds of times each day back in the 1940's will probably now never open again. The rain was pouring over the rusting body of the bus. However I felt that it had so many stories to tell about the people who had passed through its doors. The dribbling rain only helped to emphasise the tired state of this old timer. (Watercolour on 300 gsm A3 cold press paper)

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Philip Johnson

I drew and painted anything and everything from an early age. Following three years of study at The Birmingham College of Art, I illustrated for The Open University. However producing artwork every day for a living where time was an important factor soon made me lose inspiration to draw and…

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