Watercolor Artist Blog

Denver Watercolor Class Teacher Dennis Pendleton

Aug 17, 2020

Breaking The Rules

Different fences not only add character to your property they are fun to include in a painting. Plein air painting is something I can do...

Aug 13, 2020

The Sleeping Giant

Last week I taught a plein air workshop in Steamboat Springs and I painted this in the early afternoon of the second day. It was cloudy ...

Aug 13, 2020

DOWNTOWN

I am teaching workshops on loose painting so I thought that would be a good subject for this email. This is a large painting of 17th Str...

Aug 11, 2020

Denver Art Classes 2020

Get creative this fall with some art classes at the Denver Art Student's League! My name is Dennis Pendleton, and I am a local Watercolor...

Aug 4, 2020

Support the Steamboat Art Museum

Above, artist Dennis Pendleton talks about how we can all help support the Steamboat Art Museum this year! For every dollar that the muse...

Aug 1, 2020

Aspen Colors

I just returned from Steamboat Springs where I taught a plein air workshop. Today we painted in the Aspen trees and I haven't downloaded...

Jul 19, 2020

Free Up Your Paintings

As painters, it is often hard to paint things that look loose and spontaneous with a minimal amount of brushstrokes and have everything i...

Jul 12, 2020

Lost In The Garden

When I do a painting like this I like to think the viewer can look into it and get lost among the flowers. When I am painting, I try to ...

Jul 12, 2020

Loose and Expressive

The most common question I get from my students is "How do I loosen up my watercolor paintings?" There is no single answer to this quest...

Jun 28, 2020

Beyond The Fence In Steamboat, CO

I was driving in the Elk River Valley in Steamboat Springs, Colorado when I spotted this ranch with the ski mountains in the distance. I...

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