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I am a painter living in Rutland, UK. Using mostly watercolours I paint landscapes using a loose and impressionistic, sometimes witty and whimiscal style, in a simple naive almost childlike perspective. My paintings depict coastal fishing towns, villages and market towns in the countryside, and industry in t'north. Born in Yorkshire I have spent my adult life in Cheshire, Anglesey, York and Rutland, developing my career in two areas, sales and marketing but also and mainly in the Hotel and Restaurant business. Divorced with two grown up and flown the nest children Sarah and Matthew, I have lived with my special lady Linda in Rutland for the last 11 years. Self taught with ever changing styles, I believe that watercolour is arguably the least forgiving medium to paint in, but despite that it suits and probably enhances my style. Which has been described as sometimes loose and impressionistic, sometimes whimsical and witty in a simple naive almost childlike perspective, but always full of strong, warm and vibrant colours. "When it comes to detail, I don't have the patience which in many ways is a benefit as it is the fiddling at the end which can destroy a painting (this happens on occasions, thanks to Linda for telling me when to stop)". The other distinctive feature of my paintings is the use of colour. I use much stronger and warmer tones than many other artists and employ a mixture of washes and direct application. I particularly enjoy using the warm and vibrant colours found especially in the Mediterranean areas i.e. rich earth tones, reds and golds, terracotta's of the buildings and landscapes, and the deep and alluring azure blues of the sea. For the benefit of all my world wide friends here is a few examples of Yorkshire local dialect (yes it is english) Hope you can understand it. "Hows tha bin"? I asked. "I feel like an 'os" ses he. "An 'os" ses I. "Aye lad, Champion" ses he. Hear all, see all, say nowt. Eat all, drink all, pay nowt, And thy ever dus owt for nowt, All'us do it for thee-sen. A bloke ses ter me "can tha feight". Ah ses "feight". 'E ses "aye". Ah ses "who". 'E ses "thee". Ah ses "me". 'E ses "aye". Ah ses "nah". 'E ses "aw".

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