Watercolor Painting by Dennis Pendleton. I have been following the work of Alvaro Castagnet for several years and I decided to recreate one of his paintings to see how much I could learn. I found myself studying several different things so I will discuss them in no particular order. Alvaro's passion for painting is obvious in all his work. He was quoted for saying "If I am not sure the painting is working I just start painting faster." That statement not only shows a lot of

Watercolor Painting by Dennis Pendleton. Every Summer I have plein air watercolor classes in gardens here in the Denver area. Flowers, trees, ponds, people enjoying the parks, pets, and artists capturing everything in paint. Plein air painting, out doors on location is it's own reward and one of the fastest way to learn. Fresh air, excellent subject matter and the fellowship of other artists is a sublime combination. This little painting was done in my sketchbook in Washingt