In the last two emails we talked about how a painting can speak to you and tell a story. No one buys a painting to look at it only once....

How can a painting tell a story? When an artist paints, the stage is set similar to the way a writer begins a book. The story for this...

Do you know why a painting speaks to you? Initially you are captivated by the visual power. Whether or not you have been to a location...

On a painting trip to France, I visited the little town of Honfleur with its beautiful harbor that has attracted so many of my favorite...

After just finishing my workshop "The Art of Color: Choosing Colors That Work Together," I wanted to do a painting with a particular...

These bronze statues and there location in Denver Botanic Gardens invite mystery and intrigue. Rather than being presented on a...

This is a demo painting from my Summer Workshop in Steamboat Springs Colorado. We were on a marvelous ranch along the Elk River and I...

Dear Fellow Artist, As painters we can get in a color rut and keep using the same color palette in the same way. This results in boring...

Here is another painting of 17th Street from my ongoing series of downtown Denver paintings. One reason for doing this series is to...

This is a painting of 17th Street in downtown Denver and it is a subject that I have returned to many times. I make each painting of the...

Painting this picture of water lilies brought back wonderful memories of visiting Claude Monet's home in Giverny. He created his own...

In Taos New Mexico blue gates are a tradition that goes all the way back to the early settlers and the Pueblo Indians. This color which...

As an artist, can you tell me how tall this figure is? I painted this standing model and her portrait as a demonstration for my Go...

Autumn and Indian Summer in the mountains are exciting times for an artist. The sunlight is gorgeous as it comes through the trees and...

Today was the last day of my Botanic Gardens Watercolor Workshop and I would like to thank everyone who came out to paint with me. The...

I spotted these hollyhocks while wandering through Denver Botanic Gardens and decided to use them to frame the left side of my...

This painting was done several years ago in Steamboat Springs Colorado and looking at it again brings back some wonderful memories. The...

This Saturday is "WatercolorDays" at Meiningers Art Supply on South Broadway in Denver. There will be classes, new watercolor supplies,...

I just spent the last three days teaching a watercolor class in Denver Botanic Gardens and I am throughly delighted with the results. ...

INTRODUCTION TO WATERCOLOR BASICS with Dennis Pendleton SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1-4pm Join me at Meiningers Art Supply during Watercolor Days...

Did you know that Vincent Van Gogh's favorite color was yellow? Because watercolors are often painted from light to dark, yellow is...

The email that I sent out last week inspired a number of comments and questions so I decided to continue the discussion on doing large...

Botanic Gardens in Denver is gorgeous right now and subject matter for painting is in abundance. I have a Watercolor Workshop scheduled...

This is a favorite painting of mine which I have kept in my own collection. It is from a painting trip to Venice a few years ago and it...