Watercolor Classes & Workshops
Dennis Pendleton teaches Watercolor classes and workshops throughout the year in Denver, Colorado and beyond. If you are interested in having Dennis teach a class, private lesson or workshop, use the form here to reach out. I teach Watercolor Classes regularly at the Art Students League of Denver, and I also offer Private Watercolor Lessons »
View all the Watercolor Classes & Workshops that Dennis Pendleton offers year-round below in Colorado and New Mexico.
NEW THIS YEAR:
Online Watercolor Classes »
Looking for online watercolor tutorials?
Dennis offers Zoom Private Watercolor Lessons as well as a great lineup of online tutorial videos with everything from selecting paint colors to palette setup to painting techniques.
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YEAR-ROUND PRIVATE ART LESSONS IN DENVER:
Private Watercolor Lessons
I love teaching private Watercolor painting lessons, and I now offer Zoom Private Lessons so you can learn to paint from home!
Learn more about my Private Watercolor Lessons »
Upcoming Workshops
Taos Watercolor Workshop
May 19 - 24, 2024 • Sunday- Friday Workshop
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Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Watercolor Workshops
July 28, 29 & 30, 2023 • Friday, Saturday, and Sunday Workshop
Upcoming Classes
at the Art Students League of Denver:
Here are my upcoming Classes and Workshops I teach at the Denver Art Students League in 2023.
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Introduction to Painting in Watercolor (First Session)
Adult Course | In-Person Classes (7 classes)
Medium: Painting | Level: Beginner
Instructor(s): Pendleton, Dennis
Date: Jun 5 - Jul 24, 2023| Location: Art Students League of Denver | Room: 106
NO CLASS Jul 3, 2023
Time: 5:30 - 8:30 PM MDT
Member Price: $312.37
NEW! IN-PERSON WATERCOLOR CLASS
Designing Landscapes in Watercolor
Adult Course | In-Person Classes (4 classes)
Medium: Painting | Level: Beginner,Intermediate,Advanced
Instructor(s): Pendleton, Dennis
Date: Jun 6 - Jun 27, 2023 | Location: Art Students League of Denver | Room: 106
Time: 6:00 - 9:00 PM MDT
Member Price: $178.50
Introduction to Painting in Watercolor (Second Session)
Adult Course | In-Person Classes (7 classes)
Medium: Painting | Level: Beginner
Instructor(s): Pendleton, Dennis
Date: Mar 6 - Apr 17, 2023 | Location: Art Students League of Denver | Room: 106
Time: 5:30 - 8:30 PM MDT
Member Price: $312.37
NEW! IN-PERSON WATERCOLOR CLASS
Landscape Painting Essentials in Watercolor
Adult Course | In-Person Classes (4 classes)
Medium: Painting | Level: Beginner,Intermediate,Advanced
Instructor(s): Pendleton, Dennis
Date: Jan 10 - Jan 31, 2023 | Location: Art Students League of Denver | Room: 106
Time: 6:00 - 9:00 PM MDT
Member Price: $178.50
NEW! ONLINE WATERCOLOR CLASS
SENSEational Still Lifes in Watercolor
Adult Course | Online Class using Zoom (4 classes)
Medium: Painting | Level: Beginner,Intermediate,Advanced
Instructor(s): Pendleton, Dennis
Date: Jan 10 - Jan 31, 2023 | ONLINE ZOOM CLASS
Time: 1:00 - 3:30 PM MDT
Member Price: $170.00
NEW! IN-PERSON WATERCOLOR CLASS
Vehicles in the Watercolor Cityscape
Adult Course | In-Person Classes (4 classes)
Medium: Painting | Level: Beginner,Intermediate,Advanced
Instructor(s): Pendleton, Dennis
Date: Feb 7 - Feb 28, 2023| Location: Art Students League of Denver | Room: 106
Time: 6:00 - 9:00 PM MDT
Member Price: $178.50
NEW! ONLINE WATERCOLOR CLASS
Painting Barns & Sheds in Watercolor
Adult Course | Online Class using Zoom (4 classes)
Medium: Painting | Level: Beginner,Intermediate,Advanced
Instructor(s): Pendleton, Dennis
Date: Feb 7 - Feb 28, 2023 | ONLINE ZOOM CLASS
Time: 1:00 - 3:30 PM MDT
Member Price: $170.00
NEW! IN-PERSON WATERCOLOR CLASS
Painting Water with Reflections in Watercolor
Adult Course | In-Person Classes (4 classes)
Medium: Painting | Level: Beginner,Intermediate,Advanced
Instructor(s): Pendleton, Dennis
Date: Mar 7 - Mar 28, 2023 | Location: Art Students League of Denver | Room: 106
Time: 6:00 - 9:00 PM MDT
Member Price: $178.50
NEW! ONLINE WATERCOLOR CLASS
Painting the Artist's Studio in Watercolor
Adult Course | Online Class using Zoom (4 classes)
Medium: Painting | Level: Beginner,Intermediate,Advanced
Instructor(s): Pendleton, Dennis
Date: Mar 7 - Mar 28, 2023 | ONLINE ZOOM CLASS
Time: 1:00 - 3:30 PM MDT
Member Price: $170.00
NEW! IN-PERSON WATERCOLOR CLASS
Landscapes with a Bridge in Watercolor
Adult Course | In-Person Classes (4 classes)
Medium: Painting | Level: Beginner,Intermediate,Advanced
Instructor(s): Pendleton, Dennis
Date: Apr 4 - Apr 25, 2023 | Location: Art Students League of Denver | Room: 106
Time: 6:00 - 9:00 PM MDT
Member Price: $178.50
NEW! ONLINE WATERCOLOR CLASS
Painting Monuments & Statues in Watercolor
Adult Course | Online Class Using Zoom (4 classes)
Medium: Painting | Level: Beginner,Intermediate,Advanced
Instructor(s): Pendleton, Dennis
Date: Apr 4 - Apr 25, 2023 | Location: Art Students League of Denver | Room: 106
Time: 1:30 - 3:30 PM MDT
Member Price: $178.50
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Private Watercolor Lessons
Classes available Year-Round
Private Art Lessons for Denver Watercolor Artists
Learn a lot in a short period of time!
You have already taken a class or workshop so why not consider working with me one-on-one in a series of three private lessons. Starting with a free 30 minute consultation, we will review your artwork and establish:
– learning goals – what you would like to get from the lessons
– what are your personal blocks and how to overcome them
– what knowledge gaps need to be addressed
The consultation will set the plan for how to accelerate the improvement of your artwork.
Think of it as an investment in yourself.
Price: $275 for 3 one-hour sessions*
or $385 for 5 one-hour lessons*
(*plus time for set-up and clean-up)
When: Dates and times to be agreed upon
Where: Pendleton home studio
For more information or to start the lessons email Dennis at pendletonstudio@gmail.com
Long Weekend Summer Workshops
DIG OUT YOUR EASEL AND PAINTS
Denver Botanic Gardens Watercolor Workshops
Plan on moving your studio outside and joining me this summer at Botanic Gardens. where there are overflowing, sun-drenched, flower-filled compositions. I will show you how to take the overgrown, explosive arrangement of flowers and foliage and turn them into compelling watercolor paintings. You will be enchanted by the gardens as you learn how to compose, identify values, and mix colors.
Each day I will demonstrate a painting and spend the rest of the day working individually with the students. Friendly critiques will also allow you to learn from each other. Your paintings will blossom as you capture the lush gardens in all their bountiful beauty.
You can bring your own lunch or the Beehive Cafe in the middle of the gardens has a nice menu.
June 2, 3, 4, 2023 - Denver Botanic Gardens
July 14, 15, 16, 2023 - Denver Botanic Gardens
August 18, 19, 20, 2023 - Denver Botanic Gardens
Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Begins at 9:00 a.m.
One day - $95 / Two days - $170 /Three days - $225
Gardens admission not included in price.
Email Dennis at: pendletonstudio@gmail.com if you are interested or if you have any questions.
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS COLORADO SUMMER WATERCOLOR WORKSHOP
July 28,29, & 30, 2023 • Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Join Dennis Pendleton for a 3-day plein air watercolor workshop in Steamboat Springs, Colorado and begin to see the way an artist sees the great outdoors, Immersing yourself in the lush summertime mountain setting, learn everything from how to simplify the complex landscape to capturing sparkling color to creating a strong sense of light in your paintings. Steamboat Springs is rich in beautiful subject matter. From working ranches with old barns and haystacks to dramatic mountainscapes with quaking aspen trees, you will revel in the scenery. Whether you are new to watercolor painting or a more advanced student, Dennis will help push your skills to the next level through demonstrations, individual attention, and friendly critiques. Basic watercolor experience needed. Students are responsible for their lodging and meals. Dottie at the Steamboat Art Museum can make recommendations on lodging.
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS COLORADO WINTER WATERCOLOR WORKSHOP
March 25, 26, 27, 2022 - Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
There is magic in the freshly fallen snow and brilliant winter sunshine in the mountains of Steamboat Springs. Capture this exquisite beauty of winter as you paint from reference material in the warm comfort of the art museum studio in this 3-day workshop. With scenes dominated by a white blanket of snow, the icy landscape is a compelling subject for the watercolor artist. Winter's frozen artistry is a great way to study values, color relationships, contrast, and composition. The Yampa and Elk River valleys abound with subject matter such as ranch scenes, aspen forests and mountain vistas. Dennis Pendleton will demonstrate daily as he explains how to simplify the subject matter, work with a strong value range, and make color choices. The workshop will include individual painting time, personalized instruction, and friendly group critiques. Come and thaw out on a chilly winter day painting crisp snow settings in watercolor. Basic watercolor experience needed. Students are responsible for their lodging and meals. Dottie at the Steamboat Art Museum can make recommendations on lodging.
Watercolor Workshop Cost: $ 375
Steamboat Museum: 970.870.1755
To register and pay, call the museum and tell them you want to signup for the Dennis Pendleton's 2023 Watercolor Workshop. Students are responsible for their own lodging.
If you are interested in my Steamboat Workshop, or if you have any questions email me at pendletonstudio@gmail.com
Denver Botanic Gardens
Watercolor Workshops
June 2, 3, 4, 2023 - Denver Botanic Gardens
July 14, 15, 16, 2023 - Denver Botanic Gardens
August 18, 19, 20, 2023 - Denver Botanic Gardens
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Begins at 9:00 a.m.
One day - $95 / Two days - $170 /Three days - $225
*Gardens admission not included in price, though we try to share membership admissions with those who are members if we can.
Join Dennis and learn how to paint the spectacular sun-drenched, flower-filled patterns at these Botanic Gardens weekend Watercolor Workshops. Dennis will show you how to take the overgrown, explosive arrangement of colors and turn them into compelling compositions. There will be daily demonstrations and critiques. Dennis will spend most of the day working individually with the students. Don't miss this opportunity to paint the lush gardens in all their bountiful beauty.
You can bring your own lunch or the Beehive Cafe in the middle of the gardens has a nice menu.
If you are interested or have any questions email me at pendletonstudio@gmail.com
Taos Watercolor Workshop Yearly
May 19 - 24, 2024 • Sunday-Friday Workshop
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Every spring I teach a Watercolor Workshop in Taos New Mexico. We headquarter at the fabulous and traditional Mabel Dodge Luhan House which is famous for its traditional adobe architecture and delicious gourmet buffet breakfast. It is the perfect beginning of each day as we all gather in the Mabel Dodge dining room for breakfast before we take off for a day of painting. In the halcyon days of Taos New Mexico, Mabel Dodge hosted artists, authors and other free spirits such as Georgia O’Keefe and Ansel Adams and considered it her mission to make Taos a national center for the arts. After breakfast we go out painting and I give demonstrations and also spend time with each student as we discuss and work on their paintings. We have critiques and one evening we meet to discuss art and art history. The different painting locations in Taos are wonderful and the sunlight is legendary. Some of the locations where we paint are the famous Saint Francis Church, the legendary home and studio of early Taos artist Edgar Couse, and Mabel Dodge Luhan house courtyard,
This is a fun and informative workshop and I am always delighted with the paintings that are done that week. Getting to experience what it is like to be a full-time artist for 5 days is one of the things the participants say they really enjoy.
Each student is responsible for their own lodging and meals and the price of the workshop is $495. A $100 deposit will hold your space and the remaining $395 is due by April 16th. This workshop is limited to 12 people and sold out the last 3 years.
If you are interested in attending the 2024 Taos workshop or have any questions, email Dennis at pendletonstudio@gmail.com
Learn more about the Taos Watercolor Workshop and see more photos here.