Remembrance

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I like how you have represented the battlefield Tim.....how could you guess that beauty would once again come from the destruction. Nicely portrayed.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Sat 10 Nov 17:41:26

Thank you Fiona for your encouraging comments. Just had to express my feelings in a painting following a recent visit to the Somme.

Posted by Tim Bettesworth on Sat 10 Nov 18:33:28

Yes, I get that Tim, I would find it a very emotional visit......sadness, hopelessness, anger.....! I’ve visited a couple of the war memorials in Belgium and I couldn’t stop snivelling....lol But the peace at these places is overwhelming.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Sat 10 Nov 20:32:24

What a wonderful painting Tim. You have captured the destruction and regrowth so well. We WILL remember them.

Posted by Margaret Beynon on Sat 10 Nov 21:29:36

Wonderful representation shows the devastation of war, makes us all wish that it really wasn't necessary.......

Posted by Carole Swingler on Sun 11 Nov 08:38:51

Another fine tribute beautifully presented. Nice work Tim.

Posted by Jim Morris on Sun 11 Nov 09:32:33

Hang on Studio Wall

10/11/2018

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Watercolour and gouache A3 size painting inspired by a poignant trip to the Somme

About the Artist

Tim Bettesworth

I have been painting on and off since the age of seventeen. When I retired in 2012, my daughters persuaded me to enroll in art classes and I resumed painting in watercolour, gouache and pastel in 2014. More recently acrylic, ink, chalk and charcoal. Since then I have dabbled in landscapes,…

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