Beautiful detail

I was listening to a song recently about water flowing over jagged rocks and slowly but surely making them smooth... One of the lines in the song that really resonated with me was, "I know that time brings change, and change takes time." I don't like all of the changes in life, but I know that I must accept change and move on...

Watercolor Painting by Dennis Pendleton. Two days ago I taught an online workshop where we painted rocks and explored the different settings where they are found. I did this painting in the last 90 minutes of the workshop and the other artists worked along with me creating their own version. I would like to thank all the artists who took the workshop and express the pride I felt when each one showed their painting. When painting rocks, it is important to consider that each one has it's own…

Rocks and pebblrs around a small pool, which is reflecting a blue sky. Acrylic on 8”x8” canvas.

sun patterns on river rock

"River Rocks in Turquoise" 8x8" Oil Painting on Panel Sold In addition to my naturalistic paintings, I will occasionally explore color in a more imaginative way, as seen in this piece.