Watercolor Painting by Dennis Pendleton. Every year in May I teach a Watercolor Workshop in Taos New Mexico and sometimes we paint at the iconic Saint Francis Mission. The church has been painted by so many artists including Georgia O'Keeffe and it is a magnificent building with a romantic history. There is a narrow road that circles the mission and on the other side of the road I found this dilapidated adobe structure. It interested me because of its undulating lines, inter

Watercolor Painting by Dennis Pendleton. One of my students showed me a photograph that she wanted to paint so we decided to work on it together. It held special memories for her so we couldn't deviate from the photo very much. With all the details in the flowers I thought it was important to keep the sky simple and choosing a blue gray helped to create a mood of a misty New England Day. Paintings should inspire thoughts or tell a story and, when I look at the two empty Ad

Watercolor Painting by Dennis Pendleton. The poet Eugene Field lived in Denver when he wrote the the poem Wynken, Blynken ansd Nod and his house is now located in Washington Park in Denver Colorado. After his death the house was purchased by Molly Brown and donated to Denver. It was used as a library for a while and now sits proudly in the park adjacent to this statue of the three children in the poem who sailed off at night in a wooden shoe. I have long admired this statue a

Watercolor Painting by Dennis Pendleton. Venice, Italy is a dream place for artists especially watercolorists. The historic old buildings that rise up out of the canals with their reflections in the water are an endless inspiration. For this painting, my attraction was the light and shadow on the handsome facades. To complete the composition I added the gondola with the young gondolier. The red trim on the gondola is the richest color in the painting and it is placed next to

Watercolor Painting by Dennis Pendleton. I chose this painting for my Sunday email because I wanted to talk about color schemes and how to use them in your paintings. A color wheel is really an important tool for an artist and, on the backside, it explains different color schemes such as complimentary, split complimentary, analogous, triad, and monochromatic. These are useful because if you use one of them the colors in your painting will work well together. For this paintin

Watercolor Painting by Dennis Pendleton. One of the most exciting things I have ever done as an artist is when I was in Venice for Winter Carnival. The costumes were spectacular, many of which had been handed down from generation to generation. They were everywhere, on the bridges, in Saint Marks Square, at the opera, in gondolas, and restaurants and I was overwhelmed with the feeling of walking around in a dream.   Many of the costumes were of players from different operas

Watercolor Painting by Dennis Pendletone. When I moved from Columbus, Ohio to Steamboat Springs, Colorado I saw aspen trees for the...

Watercolor Painting by Dennis Pendleton. In Paris, there is a walking bridge that is a perfect set up for painting. No traffic and a...

Watercolor Painting by Dennis Pendleton. I was thinking about Vincent Van Gogh and how he died to early and never knew how his paintings...

Watercolor Painting by Dennis Pendleton. Sketchbooks are a wonderful way to put down ideas without worrying about finished paintings....

Watercolor Painting by Dennis Pendleton. I am always searching for interesting interiors to paint and this is the lobby of the Oxford...

Watercolor Painting by Dennis Pendleton. The town of San Miguel de Allende brings back fond memories of when I used to go on painting...

Copy of John Yardley painting by Dennis Pendleton. John Yardley is one of my favorite artists and when I saw his watercolor,...

Watercolor Painting by Dennis Pendleton. This is another demo painting from my sketchbook workshop. I was intrigued by the red flowers...

Watercolor Painting by Dennis Pendleton. I just spent three days with a plein air workshop in Washington Park in Denver and this is the...

Watercolor Paintings by Dennis Pendleton. When I was in Steamboat Springs, Colorado for my Watercolor Workshop one of the places we...

Watercolor Painting by Dennis Pendleton. I was looking through some of my work, deciding what to use for my Sunday email, when I came...

Watercolor Painting by Dennis Pendleton. I have been spending more time painting in my sketchbook these days. I enjoy the portability...

Watercolor Painting by Dennis Pendleton. I just got home from Steamboat Springs Colorado where I taught a plein air watercolor workshop...

Watercolor Painting by Dennis Pendleton. This is a painting that I did on the last day of my weekend watercolor workshop. I found these...

Watercolor Painting by Dennis Pendleton. Here is another painting of two beautiful blooms surrounded by sumptuous green leaves from my...

Watercolor Painting by Dennis Pendleton. This is another painting from my June Weekend Workshop in Denver Botanic Gardens. We talked...

Watercolor Painting by Dennis Pendleton. I just spent three days painting in Denver Botanic Gardens in my June Watercolor Workshop and...

Watercolor Painting by Dennis Pendleton. I am sending this out late because I have been working on the painting all day. It is on the...