David Dane

[JennyMorgan]

http://www.dfdaneoilpaintings.co.uk/

Worth rooting around here.

[Lastdraft]

Never heard of him, amazing colours, stunning. 

[JennyMorgan]

One particular picture stands out for me:

http://www.dfdaneoilpaintings.co.uk/product/winter-carlton-marshes/

I'm just so lucky in that within a mile of my home I have winter walks on the marshes, wonderful time of the year too. Carlton Marsh itself is about two miles away, or on the opposite side of Oulton Broad to myself.

[jeffbroadslover]

Thanks JM for posting the link.

Wish I had enough wall space to show them all...........oh, and the cash to acquire them of course !

 

Jeff

[Springsong]

I commissioned a painting from David back in the early eighties, I still have it on my wall

and still find it, I cannot think of a suitable word, almost ephemeral. I love it.

In those days he had a converted life boat as his studio, he used to more near the end

of Lime Kiln Dyke, he then rented the house on the end of the dyke..

A very quit unassuming man.

[Regulo]

Had a "coming together" with a Ricko's boat on the Waveney many years back, which decided it didn't want to stop after smashing into my pushpit rail. (Ricko's sorted it, no problem, great service, BTW). The river inspector who turned up to take details, turned out to be David Dane's son. He spotted the many pictures of his father's that I'd put up in Sunbird. A very talented artist, in my opinion. I can look at his paintings and be immediately relaxed.

[JennyMorgan]

I don't remember the son's name christian name but he moved over to maintenance and conservation rather than being a ranger. I do remember some of his very fine photographs, decent bloke, good company.

[FairTmiddlin]

I have Four of Davids prints on my wall. As Barry said almost ephemeral.

Its my little bit of Norfolk. The place of my birth, to carry with me.

[FairTmiddlin]

https://twitter.com/DavidDaneArtist?ref_src=twsrc^tfw

Just been on Davids page and noticed his twitter feed

His Sons name was William and he died just before Christmas.

[JennyMorgan]

William's death is a tragedy, for any father to loose a child is heartbreaking.

I have just checked the BA's website, the son that I had met was Matt.

[Vaughan]

 

 

This is a bad photo (by me) of a lovely painting by David Dane.

In the mid 1970's, David was the skipper of the Broads Tours flagship launch "Her Majesty" (the only one with a varnished hull). His employment was mostly in summer, so he came to me in the winter to paint boats on my yard. He it was, who taught me sign-writing. One day, he turned up for work with this on the back seat of his car, already in the frame. He showed it to me and asked me what I thought, as he reckoned if he could do this, he might try to go professional.

So this is the "original" David Dane painting. Suffice to say I bought it on the spot - right there in the car park! I assured him that wherever I was in the world, this would hang over my fire-place, and it still does.

His style nowadays is almost un-recognisable from this, but you can see where it came from. He painted it from the hill beside Thurne church and you can see the Bishop's bungalow and St Benets Level mill. The rest contains a lot of artistic licence, but that storm brewing over Horning is so real that you want to go looking for your oilskins, before it arrives.

I haven't seen David for many years but he is a great artist and a true Broadsman.

[JennyMorgan]

Coincidentally David was not the only half decent painter of Broads scenes at Broads Tours. 

http://www.tudorgalleries.co.uk/artists/charles-a-hannaford/