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Paul Heiney

If Van Gogh can do it, why can't I? How difficult can it be to wield a paintbrush and achieve a work of art. The answer is, too difficult for me. I'm lousy at paintwork, always have been. I can't cope with one colour let alone Vincent's vivid palette. This explains why the last boat I dared to paint was over 40 years ago and I haven't touched one since. It was the first boat I owned, a little 17 footer of which I was

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