

Denver Botanic Gardens Watercolor Workshops
Saturday & Sunday, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Summer Months 2017 Dates: June 17 & 18 and July 29 & 30 Please contact me if you’re interested...
Jun 21, 2017


Meininger’s Watercolor Days
August 2018 Update: View this year's Watercolor Day at Meiningers » (August 4, 2018) From June 2017: I just wanted to share and invite...
Jun 21, 2017


Taos Watercolor Workshop 2017
I am happy to announce that I just won an award for one of the best art instructors in Colorado. It was based on student satisfaction,...
Jun 2, 2017


Taos Watercolor Workshop Photos
Here are some photos from the June Taos Watercolor Workshop with Dennis Pendleton in May 2017, held at the Mabel Dodge Lodge House. Some...
Jun 1, 2017


Urban Sketching Workshop – June 2017
Urban Sketching Workshop Three Sundays In June All 3 Classes: $150 • Single Day Workshop: $50 June 4, 11 & 25 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. ...
May 18, 2017


Best Watercolor Teacher in Denver
I am honored to share that I recently won an Expertise award in the Best Painting & Drawing Teachers in Denver category by Expertise.com....
May 17, 2017


Best Watercolor Classes in Denver
My name is Dennis Pendleton, and I teach watercolor classes in Denver, Colorado. I love teaching Watercolor Classes and Watercolor...
May 10, 2017


Tuscany Hill Country Watercolor Painting
Plein air painting, painting outdoors on location, is one of my favorite things and I did this painting during a workshop in Tuscany...
Apr 6, 2017


Midnight In The Artists Garden Watercolor Painting
I am happy to announce that my blog was just chosen as one of the top 40 watercolor blogs on the Worldwide Web. This came as a...
Mar 8, 2017


Elk River Valley Watercolor Painting
Painting on location is one of my favorite things to do. I came across this scene in the Elk River Valley in Steamboat Springs Colorado....
Feb 20, 2017


On The Beach In Mexico Watercolor Painting
The west coast of Mexico is a wonderful place to paint with rock formations jutting out of the water and areas where the jungle comes...
Jan 24, 2017


Rhapsody In Blue and Violet Watercolor Painting
As I sit here in my studio posting this blog it is 5 degrees outside and I am dreaming of spring when flowers will bloom and the days...
Jan 7, 2017


Barges On The Seine Paris Watercolor Painting
Barges On The Seine, Paris Watercolor SOLD This is the view from the walking bridge in Paris that connects the left bank with the right...
Dec 23, 2016


Downtown Denver Watercolor Painting
Cityscapes are one of my favorite subjects and this is a painting of 17th Street in Downtown Denver. It is actually a mixed media...
Dec 6, 2016


Aspen Days Watercolor Painting
Driving between Steamboat Springs and Aspen Colorado you cross Gore Pass and that is where I spotted the cattle grazing in the shade of...
Nov 29, 2016


Ray Charles Watercolor Painting
I have always been a big Ray Charles fan and when I was an art student at The Ohio State University I saw him live several times when he...
Nov 14, 2016


Ancient Spirits Watercolor Painting
Ever since art school at The Ohio State University I have been fascinated by the ancient cave paintings in Southern France and Spain. ...
Nov 3, 2016


Night Cafe Revisited Watercolor Painting
This is the cafe in Arles where Vincent Van Gogh did his famous painting “Night Cafe.” I looked it up when I was in Provence and it is...
Nov 1, 2016


High Tea On Sunday Afternoon Watercolor Painting
The Brown Palace in downtown Denver serves high tea every afternoon and it is an exciting place to sketch. The antique furniture, large...
Oct 17, 2016


Victorian House
What a beautiful house.
Oct 13, 2016


Snow on 15th St. Denver Watercolor Painting
When we get a snowstorm in Denver that sticks to the trees, lamp posts, and everything else, I grab my camera and sketch book and head...
Sep 27, 2016


Quiet Morning Venice Watercolor Painting
I am currently teaching a workshop at the Art Students League of Denver titled “Paint Venice with Dennis” and each evening we work on...
Sep 27, 2016


Still Life Watercolor Painting
I did this painting as a demonstration for the Louisville Art Center in Louisville Colorado in preparation for a still life workshop that...
Sep 14, 2016


The Coliseum In Rome Watercolor Painting
First, welcome to the students in my new Introduction To Painting In Watercolor Class at the Art Students League of Denver. You are...
Sep 7, 2016






































