ONLINE Gated Landscapes in Watercolor
Adult Class | Registration opens 2/3/2026 10:00 AM MST
Gates are not just a practical entrance and exit but symbolic and artists often use the image of a portal to invite the viewer to ponder what is beyond the barrier. Work with both center of interest and focal point to discover how the power of size and contrast accentuate gateways that seize our attention and spark our curiosity. Whether painting a decorative picket gate, a simple wooden latched gate, or a rustic split rail gate, explore using the direction of light, like backlighting, to bring strength to an intimate composition. Every gate leads somewhere so let your artistic journey begin! Reference material provided. Introductory watercolor experience needed.
In addition to developing skills using color, value, shapes, and edges, students gain an understanding of lighting effects in a painting.
WEEK 1: White Gate, Flowers and Cast Shadows
WEEK 2: Wooden Gate with Brick Wall
WEEK 3: Garden Gate
WEEK 4: Split Rail Farm Gate
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.