"it's OK Doc - He's Asleep"

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Week I've read your bit about Kenneth Denton and I'm sure he'd not recommend anything but praise for this?, I personally don't know how you paint so precisely that's just to talented for me.. This is a great piece of work bravo...

Posted by Alan Benton on Fri 08 Apr 16:50:49

Michael just magic

Posted by Jenny Meadows on Fri 08 Apr 17:58:06

great painting and quite moving tribute to the few.

Posted by Syd Edward on Fri 08 Apr 20:17:11

Yes magic in atmosphere, the period and the movement far and near.

Posted by Derek Snowdon on Sat 09 Apr 11:05:15

Thanks everyone so glad you like the image. Happily Alan, Ken thought it one of the best I've done. Gold star!!

Posted by Michael Daley on Sat 09 Apr 11:59:35

Good stuff people should obviously dont realise how difficult it is to paint action I particularly like the running man.

Posted by David Swaine on Mon 22 Aug 18:19:27

Hang on Studio Wall

08/04/2016

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A little acrylic on board 14x12 inches. A fictional scene from the Battle of Britain. I had read that some of the young men were so exhausted at the end of the day that they had to be lifted out of their cockpits being sound asleep by the time their aircraft stopped.

About the Artist

Michael Daley

Before leaving the RAF in the early 90s I studied, part time, Fine Art and Graphic Design at Falmouth College of Art and Design. On leaving the Air Force I worked for 17 years at Holkham Hall until retirement in 2010. I worked as a volunteer caseworker for ssafa ( Forces Charity) for almost 5…

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