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Davidson Exhibition… top examples of Colin’s portraiture on show in ⁦⁩ ⁩ ⁩ ⁦⁩ ⁦⁩ ⁦⁩ ⁦⁩ ⁦⁩

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2022-07-21

'The Barn. (Blue 11) 1991. by HRUA, RUA.
Collection

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2019-03-12

'Storm' by An amazing and sensitive painting of the lurcher he bred and owned.
His ability to capture the soul and movement of the animals he painted was extraordinary.

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2018-07-04

'Night Rider' (2001) by
Acrylic on canvas
152.5 x 213.5cm.
When asked about the yellow cross on the left of this painting Blackshaw replied " "The painting wouldn't be right without that mark".

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2018-06-27

'Headland III' 1992 by
Oil on canvas
51 x 61cm.
John Hewitt termed his “characteristic intensity”, an intensity deriving from and “within the circle of his experience”. It is this immediacy that comes through strongly in his best work.

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2018-05-10

'Big Brown Dog' 1988 by
Oil on canvas, 48 x 60in (121 x 152cm).
collection.

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2018-03-10

'Storm' by An amazing and sensitive painting of the lurcher he bred and owned.
His ability to capture the soul and movement of the animals he painted was extraordinary.

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2018-03-06

'Portrait of Jude'1989 by Jude Stephens was Basil's friend and model for more that thirty years. “He was a man who found wonder in ordinary things and transformed them into something extraordinary that will live on,” said Ms Stephens.

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2018-02-03

"He had the knack of finding comedy in many situations, and anyone who knew Basil inevitably experienced this mischievous sense of humour that was usually lurking just beneath the surface." Jude Stephens.
Untitled (Dog) by acrylic on paper, 94 x 132cm.

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2017-11-28

'Night Rider' by "Certainly nobody else alive could have imagined these works, let alone painted them. The large Night Rider of 2001 (5 x 7ft)is one of the high-points of his output and shows his flair for using a somewhat forgotten popular song". Brian Fallon.

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2017-11-25

His ability to capture the soul and movement of the animals he painted is incredible. This amazing and sensitive painting is of 'Storm' one of own lurchers.

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2017-11-24

'Pink Dog' (1989) oil on canvas 48 x 60 in.
Jude Stevens: "to his local mates he is "a 'dog man' first and foremost ... a breeder or trainer of distinction, and just coincidentally a well-known painter."

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2017-11-20

When our eyes are cast upon another, are we in fact gazing into the depths of a mirror?
'Head of a Traveller IV' 1984.

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2017-11-13

Such a sensitive and intelligent painting : 'Purple Horse' by for

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2017-11-07

"All my life I tried to make good paintings". 'Seated Nude" by

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2017-11-05

"Night Rider" by painted in 2001 and front cover of winter 2002. 152.5 x 213.5cm

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2017-11-01