Plein-air-Den without brushes in hand

Plein-air-Den without brushes in hand
Photo inside cover of my book 'Drawing Trees' published by Search Press. Now sold more than 35,000 copies in many languages.Purchase your signed copy direct from Den.

About me and my work

Hornchurch, Essex, United Kingdom
Plein-air-Den is an 'en plein air' and 'en studio' painter who likes to share his work with all the people local to the sites where he most often paints and maybe other art-lovers. The PLEIN AIR paintings shown here are painted in oils, approximately 8" x 10" sometimes smaller, painted on site, at one sitting of usually less than two hours duration depending on complexity. This requirement is largely due to the changing nature of the light on the landscape. In a short while the light (sun) can move enough to make a considerable change in the shape of the lights and darks in the scene before you. I try to mainly paint in either the morning or afternoon. The STUDIO PAINTINGS, are in oils and acrylics, can take many hours to complete, but at least the light stays consistent. PLEASE NOTE You can email comments or questions to denis.naylor@sky.com

Saturday, 5 March 2011

Catherine 'Kitty' Naylor (1913 to 2011)


3 comments:

Plein-air-Den said...

It seems unreal when I look at her and recall the day we had a spat.
We both wanted to use the sink at the same time. She got annoyed with me and tipped a saucepan of potatoes in water over my head and I retaliated by tipping a bowl of socks I was washing, over her head,soap suds as well. She was a bit shocked?
The kitchen was swamped.When dad came home she told him the boiler tap had leaked.
Thanks mum. xxxx LOVE DENIS

Rod said...

Hi Dennis
Lovely story, I reckon we've all got one like that about our old mums, your obviously having a difficult time at the moment and I bet painting that superb portrait meant more than any landscape.
Hope to see you over the park again one day
Rod

The man who Painted the Park (Denis John-Naylor) said...

Rod,

If you log in again on here please leave your e-mail such that I can have contact with you.
Thanks for the comments about mums.

Denis