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    Marc Hanson
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        I am a real fan of a number of British artists and after the post about Trevor Chamberlain that Bobbo graced us with, I thought I would post some images of other British artists that are doing or did great work. In the case of Edward Seago, his life ended in 1974, but he was a huge influence on the artists to come including Trevor C. and Matthew Alexander who is of the generation after Trevor Chamberlain.

        So enjoy.

        Edward Seago- worked from life mostly, but did work in the studio too.

        And Matthew Alexander- used to do a lot of plein air work, but mostly works in the studio now.

        #1031086
        LeeHaber
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            Marc, This is a real treat. My knowledge of British painters was nill.
            Thanks for the mini show!!! :clap: P>S> Any idea of the sizes???

            Lee Haber
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            "In the beginning, I was like everyone else." - Monet

            #1031076
            Marc Hanson
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                Marc, This is a real treat. My knowledge of British painters was nill.
                Thanks for the mini show!!! :clap: P>S> Any idea of the sizes???

                Lee- Matthew Alexander’s are mostly in the 12×16 to 16×20 range. Edward Seago’s are larger ranging into the 18×24 and 24×30 area. Tommorrow I’ll post the sizes for you. They’re great aren’t they.

                Matthew Alexnder

                #1031044
                blondheim12
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                    Wonderful!!!!
                    Thanks for sharing Marc.
                    Love,
                    Linda

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                    #1031056
                    Bobbo
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                        I have to admit,
                        i don’t know any of these names,
                        and if i hadn’t stumbled across Chamberlains gem of a book,
                        i wouldn’t know any plein air painters from the UK,
                        apart from Turner and Constable of course
                        Turner was he the first impressionist?

                        oh what a dimmm head i am…..
                        ofcourse i know another English plein air painter

                        Fred cumming,
                        he used to live in the next village on the south coast
                        it took him 50 years to become succesfull,
                        and now he is raking it in,sell out one man shows
                        showings at the national gallery in London
                        Madonna Paul mcCartney have his paintings
                        he inspired me to go out and paint…

                        #1031057
                        Bobbo
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                            oh sorry thanks for the images marc
                            really enjoy them,altough i’ve never seen them,
                            they look kinda familiar….

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                            Edward Seago is simply stunning!! I first saw his work in a Ron Ranson watercolour book ages ago…I’ve wanted one of his works since then….

                            Same with Edward Wesson’s paintings…http://www.street-gallery.co.uk/artist_gallery.php?sid=443523be6cab8192ea652fbfcbcc08b7&artist=WES&cat=ORG

                            Here is a Trevor Chamberlain site… http://www.islandfinearts.com/pages/thumbnails/24.html …there is a Seago page there too :)

                            #1031077
                            Marc Hanson
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                                1Cham- Thanks for the links!

                                #1031087
                                LeeHaber
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                                    Lee- Matthew Alexander’s are mostly in the 12×16 to 16×20 range. Edward Seago’s are larger ranging into the 18×24 and 24×30 area. Tommorrow I’ll post the sizes for you. They’re great aren’t they.

                                    [URL=http://www.mathew-alexander.com]Matthew Alexnder[/URL]

                                    I’m so familiar with the U.S. plein air painters… this is a real eye-opener. Thanks again.
                                    If it doesn’t rain…I’ll be fixing “May Bouquet”…ready with my mirror, level, plumb- line and t-square, :D :D :D

                                    Lee Haber
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                                    www.LeeHaberFineArt.com

                                    "In the beginning, I was like everyone else." - Monet

                                    #1031088
                                    LeeHaber
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                                        I have to admit,
                                        i don’t know any of these names,
                                        and if i hadn’t stumbled across Chamberlains gem of a book,
                                        i wouldn’t know any plein air painters from the UK,
                                        apart from Turner and Constable of course
                                        Turner was he the first impressionist?

                                        oh what a dimmm head i am…..
                                        ofcourse i know another English plein air painter

                                        Fred cumming,
                                        he used to live in the next village on the south coast
                                        it took him 50 years to become succesfull,
                                        and now he is raking it in,sell out one man shows
                                        showings at the national gallery in London
                                        Madonna Paul mcCartney have his paintings
                                        he inspired me to go out and paint…

                                        Thanks Bobbo, These are really wonderful. Shows how close you can get to abstraction and yet be realistic. Great surface texture. :) :) :)

                                        Lee Haber
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                                        www.LeeHaberFineArt.com

                                        "In the beginning, I was like everyone else." - Monet

                                        #1031078
                                        Marc Hanson
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                                            Specs on the Seago and Alexander pieces-

                                            Seago-
                                            1) In the Tutileries, Paris- 18×24
                                            2) August Afternoon, Champs Elysees- 20×26
                                            3) Fishing boat, Istanbul- 11×15-1/2
                                            4) Stanley Harbour, Falkland Isands- 18×24
                                            5) Rivett’s Farm, Norfolk- 10-1/2×14

                                            Alexander-
                                            1) Quayside Cafe, Honfleur- 24×32
                                            2) La Lieutenance, Honfleur- 18×24

                                            And a couple more Seagos-

                                            1) Bathhurst, The Gambia- 18×24

                                            2) Headland in the Falkland Islands- 20×26

                                            #1031047
                                            JamieWG
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                                                Marc, those Seago paintings are stunning. Thanks for showing them.

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                                                #1031079
                                                Marc Hanson
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                                                    Bobbo- Fred Cumming!!!!! Thanks for these…they’d make anyone want to paint…delicious!

                                                    #1031085
                                                    coh
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                                                        Those paintings by Cummings in Bobbo’s latest post are amazing, especially
                                                        #2-5 from the top. They are so abstract in terms of paint application
                                                        yet they are instantly recognizable as specific landscapes.

                                                        I wonder, is the ability to paint this way something that can be
                                                        learned/developed or are some people just born with a unique
                                                        ability to do this? Maybe they see the world or process information
                                                        in a different way than the rest of us.

                                                        I would recommend a book called “The Encyclopedia of Oil Painting
                                                        Techniques” by Jeremy Galton. He has lots of great paintings from artists
                                                        I’d never heard of. I think most of them are from England, and apparently
                                                        some do a lot of plein air work. Along with Chamberlain, here are some
                                                        artists whose work I recommend:

                                                        Arthur Maderson
                                                        Brian Bennett
                                                        James Horton
                                                        Ken Howard
                                                        Raymond Leech
                                                        David Curtis

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                                                        #1031080
                                                        Marc Hanson
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                                                            Boy I hope that my computer blows up soon! This is too much fun, and addicting!!!!!!! :D

                                                            David Curtis link- this is still under development.
                                                            http://www.davidcurtis.fsnet.co.uk/

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