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Great
Bookham : Surrey
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Daphne
Padden RMS NDD (1927 - 2009)
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Daphne
Padden was born in London on 21st May 1927 the daughter of Percy Padden ARCA and
educated at Rosebery County School. Daphne attended the Epsom & Ewell School of
Art. After college she became a freelance designer, producing posters and publicity
material for the British Transport Commission, the Post Office Savings Bank, the
British Diabetic Society, ROSPA, P&O, Trust House Forte and British European Airways.
"Winter Nights
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original
for Nestle and Suchard poster 1971
watercolour 9 x 12 inches
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"Goldeneye
- Sea Ducks 2000"
watercolour 12 x 10 inches
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"Scaup 1997"
watercolour 3 x 5 inches
| "Reflections"watercolour
3.5 x 4.5 inches |
"Barnacle
Geese 1994"
watercolour 2.5 x 3 inches
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"Evening
Flight of the Barn Owl 2000"watercolour
5.5 x 12 inches |
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In 1976 she
took up painting "for Art's sake" working in watercolour where her delicate touch
in both line and colour give all her paintings a whimsical feel. Whether it is
her studies of wildlife or landscape, the viewers' eye is always drawn to the
natural balance and extraordinary detail that Daphne achieves. She was elected
a member of the Royal Society of Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers in
1984. Her work was exhibited in galleries throughout the South East and London.
Daphne died on 27th Sept 2009 but the inner peace that was reflected in her work
by her true understanding and feeling for her subject remains with us still.
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