The Challenge at Dunkirk

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Wowsers! Such detail! This must have require such patience.....a fantastic painting!

Posted by Sarah Eden on Thu 02 Jul 15:13:28

Really stunning Michael. A great narrative painting (and your personal story too).

Posted by Heather Love on Thu 02 Jul 15:44:12

Superb painting and a great story to go with it.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Thu 02 Jul 15:51:03

lots of action going on here.

Posted by Carole Kelly on Thu 02 Jul 16:12:16

Hadn’t finished commenting. You’ve painted the sea wonderfully and the boats. Great painting Michael.

Posted by Carole Kelly on Thu 02 Jul 16:14:16

Dramatic. A really top class work Michael. Worthy of a place in a forces museum.

Posted by Jim Morris on Thu 02 Jul 16:43:23

Stunning!

Posted by Zoe Pollock on Thu 02 Jul 17:22:15

My late father would have been in one of those boats - we had a holiday in the 1960s on the River Thames in a rather lumpy old vessel named the Maid Mignonette - which he discovered had been one of the boats at Dunkirk ferrying soldiers like him back to England. I've seen a few other paintings of the retreat, including one from a German wartime publication - the picture was entitled Der glorreiche Ruckzug, and intended to be a satire on the 'glorious retreat': but actually, it was quite powerful in its way.

Posted by Robert Jones, NAPA on Thu 02 Jul 17:46:16

Superb work, Micheal. So much to admire.

Posted by Lewis Cooper on Fri 03 Jul 04:27:10

My thanks to everyone here. It's good of you all to take the time to comment. I really do appreciate your enthusiastic support.

Posted by Michael Daley on Mon 06 Jul 18:10:33

Hang on Studio Wall

02/07/2020

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The steam tug Challenge is shown hove too picking up a last lot of troops from an RN whaler. Two other smaller vessels batter their way off the beaches loaded with exhausted infantry. I've a particular attachment to this one since my Dad was one of those left behind to stall the German advance to the beaches. A member of 2nd Bttn DLI he was badly wounded and became a POW 24 x 16 inches on board. For sale

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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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