New! ONLINE - Window Treasures in Watercolor
Adult Course | Registration opens 1/7/2025 7:00 AM MST
Placing something on a windowsill with the window as the backdrop shows off your favorite objects in a new way. This captivating subject makes for an excellent opportunity to learn how placement and size have a huge impact on the balance of the composition. Using the window as both a background and framing device, work with lighting, colors, and values to create something extraordinary out of the ordinary. Decorating your windowsill will unlock new subject possibilities for painting. Reference material provided. Introductory watercolor experience needed.
**Introductory watercolor experience needed**
WEEK 1: Bird by Window
WEEK 2: Bouquet by Window
WEEK 3: Apple by Window
WEEK 4: Table Arrangement by Window
- Watercolor Palette with Lid
- Watercolor Paper or Watercolor Block (9” x 12” or larger) 140lb cold press
- Watercolor Brushes (#6 and #8 round, 1”- 1 1/2” flat)
- Water Container
- Spray Bottle
- Tissues without lotion or paper towel (Viva being the best!)
- Watercolor Paints (I paint with Winsor Newton and Holbein but there are other excellent brands such as Daniel Smith and Sennelier. Bring your own favorites.)
*These are the colors I use:
Cadmium Red, Alizarin Crimson, Indian Red, Rose Dore, Cadmium Yellow, Lemon Yellow, Transparent Yellow, Yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna, Raw Umber, Olive Green, Perylene Green, Terre Verde, Cerulean Blue, Ultramarine Blue, Cobalt Violet, Mineral Violet
Dennis Pendleton
BFA, Ohio State University Pendleton has been published in The Artist's Magazine, Southwest Art and Contemporary Artists of the American West, 5280 Magazine and Watercolor Magazine. He lectures nationally on watercolor history, watercolor techniques and cave paintings, and teaches workshops at various locations. Dennis has gallery representation through Elements 5280 Gallery in Denver and The Fechin Museum in Taos New Mexico. His work is in select collections such as the People's Republic of China, American Embassy in France, Kaiser Permanente in Louisville, Kaiser Permanente in Lone Tree, The Petroleum Club, Cherry Creek Bank, Norwest Bank, and First Bank. As well, his work is the collections of the Columbus Museum of Fine Art, A R Mitchell Museum, and Fine Art Museum at The Ohio State University. Dennis has taught at ASLD for 22 years and teaches workshops in the United States and Europe.