Tributes & Memories :
Please send your messages and memories for this page to publicity@pedas.org.uk
Please send your messages and memories for this page to publicity@pedas.org.uk
Photo: Dennis's 90th
Liz:
"Of course I knew Dennis couldn’t live forever, but I wanted him to. I’ve known Dennis as long as I’ve been in Pedas, which is at least 34 years, so my time in Pedas has been coloured by Dennis’s influence and I couldn’t believe from the start that I was a member of the same art society as someone of such talent.
That talent was accompanied by an abundance of charm, modesty and willingness to share his knowledge with us. I remember demos where Dennis started with a large piece of watercolour, his magic brushes and palette, and applied beautiful, controlled washes where trees, landscapes, rivers appeared, whilst he declared that he didn’t know what to expect, yet the result was always special.
I learned from Dennis, though I haven’t applied it enough, that practice is the only way to improve your work. On art holidays, whilst most of us were still in bed, Dennis would be away on his own, bringing back two or three lovely paintings in late afternoon. I understand that for Dennis this would not just be on holidays but every possible opportunity, and it is wonderful that he was still as enthusiastic in his 99th year.
We didn’t see Dennis as much as we would have liked in the last few years, but whenever I met him, he was still as kind and charming as ever, and interested in all that was going on. Our exhibitions will miss his work, and we will miss the man."
"Of course I knew Dennis couldn’t live forever, but I wanted him to. I’ve known Dennis as long as I’ve been in Pedas, which is at least 34 years, so my time in Pedas has been coloured by Dennis’s influence and I couldn’t believe from the start that I was a member of the same art society as someone of such talent.
That talent was accompanied by an abundance of charm, modesty and willingness to share his knowledge with us. I remember demos where Dennis started with a large piece of watercolour, his magic brushes and palette, and applied beautiful, controlled washes where trees, landscapes, rivers appeared, whilst he declared that he didn’t know what to expect, yet the result was always special.
I learned from Dennis, though I haven’t applied it enough, that practice is the only way to improve your work. On art holidays, whilst most of us were still in bed, Dennis would be away on his own, bringing back two or three lovely paintings in late afternoon. I understand that for Dennis this would not just be on holidays but every possible opportunity, and it is wonderful that he was still as enthusiastic in his 99th year.
We didn’t see Dennis as much as we would have liked in the last few years, but whenever I met him, he was still as kind and charming as ever, and interested in all that was going on. Our exhibitions will miss his work, and we will miss the man."
Dawn:
"Dennis was a truly Gentle Man. He had time for everyone…even if he teased me with “Not bad for a beginner”. We were closer in age than many members of either Broadstone Art Society or PEDAS so occasionally when painting ‘en plein aire’ he would phone and say “We have been there before, where shall we go? “ Then we would meet on a hill somewhere and Sue would go for a walk whilst we painted. As a talented artist, very self effacing, he was always happy to give constructive advise. He will be sadly missed by all."
"Dennis was a truly Gentle Man. He had time for everyone…even if he teased me with “Not bad for a beginner”. We were closer in age than many members of either Broadstone Art Society or PEDAS so occasionally when painting ‘en plein aire’ he would phone and say “We have been there before, where shall we go? “ Then we would meet on a hill somewhere and Sue would go for a walk whilst we painted. As a talented artist, very self effacing, he was always happy to give constructive advise. He will be sadly missed by all."
Dennis's Service Pamphlet
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