Rocky Streams in Watercolor
Adult Course | Registration opens 2/3/2026 10:00 AM MST
A stream with its ambitious water rushing between and around rocks challenges the artist to catch the exuberance and vitality. Explore brushwork and effective use of white paper when painting the translucency of waters that are always changing and always on the move. Delve into the study of light and shadow and the way it plays on the rock surfaces and planes. Discover how to use value, color, and texture to give solidarity to the rocks decorating the stream. Go with the flow creating landscapes that rock! Reference material provided. Introductory watercolor experience needed.
In addition to developing skills using color, value, shapes, and edges, students will feel comfortable using painting techniques to create texture and gain an understanding of light and shadow in a painting.
WEEK 1: Spring Vignette with Daisies and Rocky Stream
WEEK 2: Boulders in Rocky Mountain Stream
WEEK 3: Fallen Trees Across Rushing Stream
WEEK 4: Calm Rocky River with Distant Forest
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)
CADMIUM RED
ALIZARIN CRIMSON
CADMIUM YELLOW
LEMON YELLOW
YELLOW OCHRE
BURNT SIENNA
RAW UMBER
OLIVE GREEN
CERULEAN BLUE
ULTRAMARINE BLUE
COBALT VIOLET
MINERAL VIOLET
WATER CONTAINER
SPRAY BOTTLE
TISSUES WITHOUT LOTION OR PAPER TOWEL
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.