Oct 27, 2019
Transformation - Small Gems #3
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....
Oct 27, 2019
Storytelling - Small Gems #2
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...
Oct 20, 2019
Talking Paintings - Small Gems I
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...
Oct 14, 2019
Water Reflections
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...
Oct 6, 2019
Scheming
After just finishing my workshop "The Art of Color: Choosing Colors That Work Together," I wanted to do a painting with a particular...
Sep 30, 2019
Mystery In The Garden
These bronze statues and there location in Denver Botanic Gardens invite mystery and intrigue. Rather than being presented on a...
Sep 22, 2019
Mixing Rich Earth Tones
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...
Sep 22, 2019
Part III Unexpected Color Combinations
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...
Sep 12, 2019
Part II Unexpected Color Combinations
Here is another painting of 17th Street from my ongoing series of downtown Denver paintings. One reason for doing this series is to...
Sep 9, 2019
Unexpected Color Combinations Part I
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...
Sep 1, 2019
Anticipating Monet Show
Painting this picture of water lilies brought back wonderful memories of visiting Claude Monet's home in Giverny. He created his own...
Sep 1, 2019
The Blue Gate
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...
Aug 19, 2019
Figure This Out
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...
Aug 12, 2019
Turn On The Light
Autumn and Indian Summer in the mountains are exciting times for an artist. The sunlight is gorgeous as it comes through the trees and...
Aug 12, 2019
Painting A Dream
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...
Aug 12, 2019
Can You Smell The Flowers?
I spotted these hollyhocks while wandering through Denver Botanic Gardens and decided to use them to frame the left side of my...
Jul 28, 2019
Capturing Sunlight
This painting was done several years ago in Steamboat Springs Colorado and looking at it again brings back some wonderful memories. The...
Jul 28, 2019
Watercolor Days at Meiningers
This Saturday is "WatercolorDays" at Meiningers Art Supply on South Broadway in Denver. There will be classes, new watercolor supplies,...
Jul 28, 2019
Plein Air Painting at Botanic Gardens
I just spent the last three days teaching a watercolor class in Denver Botanic Gardens and I am throughly delighted with the results. ...
Jul 12, 2019
Introduction to Watercolor Basics Class at Meiningers in Denver
INTRODUCTION TO WATERCOLOR BASICS with Dennis Pendleton SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1-4pm Join me at Meiningers Art Supply during Watercolor Days...
Jul 7, 2019
Van Gogh's Favorite Color
Did you know that Vincent Van Gogh's favorite color was yellow? Because watercolors are often painted from light to dark, yellow is...
Jul 6, 2019
Inspired By A Master
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...
Jun 22, 2019
Summer In The Garden
Botanic Gardens in Denver is gorgeous right now and subject matter for painting is in abundance. I have a Watercolor Workshop scheduled...
Jun 22, 2019
A Favorite Painting
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...
