Orange artist David Mason's new exhibition with dad

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Mr Mason is having to make a call on which of his and is late father Tony Mason's paintings he will select for the forthcoming Dad and Dave exhibition for the Orange Art Society.

He has a master list of about 20 paintings each by he and his father.

"They can hang about 20 or so on the walls so it'll be about 10 to a dozen each," he said.

David Mason didn't begin painting until after Tony died in 2005.

"Dad always tried to encourage me to have a go at painting; I never really took it up while he was alive," he said.

"When dad died, after a month or so, I thought I should have a go and see if I was any good at it."

His first painting was a copy of one of his father's paintings, of a paddock and trees.

The original and the copy are two works he will never part with.

While Tony Mason specialised in landscapes and seascapes, David does both of these, plus portraits and still lifes.

"Dad had a crack at portraits but it wasn't his thing," said David.

He said that while their styles were not dissimilar, his father's paintings tended to have more muted tones, while David preferred a little more colour.

"I used to say 'Come on dad, colour it up a bit', but that's how he liked it - it was right in his eyes."

The exhibition is from March 8 at the Cultural Centre in the Woolworths car park. See Orange Art Society Facebook for more details.

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