Watercolor Painting by Dennis Pendleton. You never know where opportunities will show up. In the arts, music, writing, painting, etc. are often intertwined. I was contacted by the Jane Austin Society of North America to do two watercolor workshops at their annual meeting. It will be held at a resort hotel here in the Denver area and the participants will be arriving from all over the U. S. For subject matter, I wanted something symbolic of Colorado so I chose aspen tree

Watercolor Painting by Dennis Pendleton. I found these beautiful orchids in a hothouse outside of Boulder, Colorado and was able to do several paintings of them. This one is 22 x 30 on 140 pound Fabriano cold press watercolor paper. The drama created by the strong contrast between the white orchids and the deep indigo was my decision because the flowers were on my table with a nondescript background. I painted the flowers first and, when I added the indigo background, it

Watercolor Painting by Dennis Pendleton. I am always looking for historic places in Denver that I can paint in watercolor and this is the Molly Brown House. It is a museum now offering tours and lectures describing what life was like when she lived there. Molly was a Denver socialite who earned the nickname "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" when she survived the sinking of the Titanic. The house is stone with wood trim, sculptures of lions out front, large stone vases and a cir

Watercolor Painting by Dennis Pendleton. Steamboat Springs Colorado Summer Watercolor Workshop August 5, 6, 7, 2022 - Friday, Saturday, and Sunday Watercolor Workshop Price: $375.00 Join Dennis Pendleton for a 3-day plein air watercolor workshop in Steamboat Springs, Colorado and a chance to inspire your creative development. Immersing yourself in the lush summertime mountain setting, learn everything from how to simplify the complex landscape to capturing sparkling color

Watercolor Painting by Dennis Pendleton. In late fall this year I am teaching an online Zoom class at the Art Students League of Denver titled "Painting Route 66 In Watercolor." This historic old route across the U.S. is famous for its cafes, nostalgic motels, unusual statues, restaurants, diners and shops that take visitors back in time to a bygone era. This is a painting I did of the famous Betty Boop statue in one of the diners on Route 66. She was an animated cartoon