Watercolor Painting by Dennis Pendleton. I have always loved painting sunflowers and I have even done some in watercolor that are 40 x 60 inches. This is a small painting that I did on location in Washington Park here in Denver during one of my weekend workshops. I started by drawing the big sunflower then added five smaller ones in an interesting arrangement. Rather than exactly copying the flowers as I saw them I arranged them to suit myself. I then added a few buds but di

Watercolor Painting by Dennis Pendleton. It was another hot day in Denver so we stayed in the shade at Hudson Gardens and painted in their rose garden. I enjoy demonstrating for the other artists and explaining my painting as it develops. My favorite part is when they ask questions because I often learn as much as they do. I started by explaining that this time I chose one flower and placed it in the upper right corner of my watercolor paper. This focused my attention as I l