Watercolor Painting by Dennis Pendleton. This is actually part of a much larger vertical painting. It is not uncommon to find one or more paintings within a larger painting. The original is actually 40 x 60 inches. I once did a large painting of the interior of the Venice Opera House which I did not like so I tucked it away in my flat file. Sometime later I came across it when I was cleaning my studio. Before tearing it up I took a small mat and moved it around on the p

Watercolor Painting by Dennis Pendleton. Cows grazing in the aspen trees has been one of my favorite subjects for a long time. I used to live in Steamboat Springs where cows often grazed in the wilderness areas. This time I decided to paint the aspens in fall colors on a sheet of Fabriano 300 pound rough watercolor paper. I hadn't used this paper before and the ruff finish took some getting used to. Placing the paint was more difficult but I really liked the rough edges

Watercolor Painting by Dennis Pendleton. Aux in Provence is a picturesque town in Southern France known for its many fountains. It is the town where Paul Cezanne, the Post-Impressionist painter, lived and this is a painting of his house. He lived downstairs and the second floor was his studio. It was later owned by a man who only lived on the first floor so the studio remained just as Paul Cezanne left it. Today it is a museum with his painting supplies, easel, coat, ber

Watercolor Painting by Dennis Pendleton. In January 2022, I will be teaching a workshop in Steamboat Springs through the Steamboat Art Museum. We will be painting scenes like this in the comfort of the Museum where images will be projected on a large screen in the museum classroom. I will be in Steamboat Springs earlier in the winter taking pictures on the ranches, along the rivers, in the forests and around town that will be used for the class. The dates are January 28,

Watercolor Painting by Dennis Pendleton. I am now living in Centennial, Colorado on the edge of Denver and there is a beautiful walking and bike trail close by. I set up and painted along the trail where this bridge was surrounded by trees in autumn colors and the cast shadows stretched across the ground and the walking path. The sunlight sprinkled through the trees and onto the ground making for an interesting subject. Several of the people on the trail offered to pose i