Too Tired to Cheer

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This is very evocative, and beautifully painted.

Excellent painting Michael.

Very accomplished work!

Great imagination and painting Michael

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24/07/2023
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12 x10 ins on mdf. Spurred on by a chum who insisted that I should make a painting of a Catalina flying boat from WW2. I imagined the survivors from a merchant ship - adrift for days with little hope left - having no energy left to celebrate their imminent rescue. There is a ship in the far distance which will be directed to the lifeboat by the aircraft.

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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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