Watercolor Painting by Dennis Pendleton. A few years ago Denver Botanic Gardens hosted a show of Henry Moore's sculptures and I had a lot of fun painting them among the flowers. I studied Henry Moore's work in art school and seeing his large sculptures placed among the flowers and trees was the experience of a lifetime. In this setting I was struck by how this big shape settled so comfortably among the colorful hollyhocks and other flowers and how the deep green behind the

Watercolor Painting by Dennis Pendleton. On a painting trip to New England I found this old truck parked next to a graveyard in a little picturesque town in New Hampshire and I was struck by how the bright sunlight caused so many temperature changes. The yellow truck had warm cast shadows all over it from the fall colors in the trees and the dirt road, because of the fall leaves, actually appeared gold in the afternoon sunlight. In the background the trees had a cool cast

If you're looking for painting classes in Denver, and are interested in painting in watercolor, make sure to check out Dennis Pendleton's Watercolor Workshops at the Denver Botanic Gardens. Learn how to paint the spectacular flower-filled landscapes in Dennis Pendleton's outdoor Watercolor Workshops. Dennis will show you how to take the overgrown, explosive arrangement of colors and turn them into compelling compositions. Don't miss the opportunity to paint the lush gardens

Watercolor Painting by Dennis Pendleton. As I continue to paint in Denver Botanic Gardens once a week I am finding it harder and harder to settle on one spot because the gardens present so many wonderful opportunities. These delphiniums and daisies were irresistible and there was a bench in the shade that was a perfect vantage point. As I began painting the delphiniums I also worked on the dark negative shapes around them so that the value contrast, along with the hard and

Watercolor Painting by Dennis Pendleton. As I continue with my commitment to paint at least one day a week in Denver Botanic Gardens this summer, with all the exciting colors and shapes I find it challenging to settle on one subject. There was a large area of these flowers and I used my viewer to focus in on one colorful spot. I was enchanted by the yellow flowers next to the cobalt violet flowers and then the deep greens that created contrast. This is especially obvious