Previously I sent out a copy I made of a Tom Noble painting and talked about how copying an artist's work is a great way to learn. You...

The last time I was in Paris I stayed in Montmartre which is the famous art district where so many artists, like Lautrec, Picasso, and...

I have always been intrigued by the watercolor paintings of Taos artist Tom Nobel and I decided to copy this painting of his and several...

I choose this painting from my large floral collection because I can't look at it without smiling. Wild roses have their own special...

This bouquet is my way of wishing everyone Happy Holidays. I started with the biggest white daisy, which is mainly white paper, and...

The Brown Palace Hotel in downtown Denver serves High Tea in the afternoon and I found this scene irresistible. I actually asked the...

Our recent snowstorms in Denver have reminded me how snow can be a great unifier in a painting. I have walked past this location many...

Hollyhocks grow in abundance in the high desert of Taos New Mexico and they are one of my favorite subjects to paint. In this case they...

Get free watercolor lessons each week from artist Dennis Pendleton. Dennis Pendleton is a watercolor artist in Denver, Colorado. In...

May 18 - May 22, 2020 Warm-Up Session: April 18th (tentative date) Workshop Price: $475.00 (Instruction Only) $500.00 If you sign up...

Capturing the weather in watercolor can be an interesting challenge. This is a view along the Seine from one of the bridges in Paris...

This is a painting of one of the bedrooms from a workshop I taught in Tuscany Italy. My first attraction was how the sunlight flooded...

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...