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An interview with Dennis Pendleton
What artist, movement, or historic time period have had the greatest influence on your art?
As a student of art history, I have been captivated by many artists and artistic movements. The Post-Impressionists Paul Gauguin, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Paul Cezanne, and Vincent Van Gogh continue to influence my work. More recently, the paintings of Gustav Klimt have occupied my studies, and I am sure there will be other artists from both the past and the future that will inspire me to take
on new challenges.
After mastering your craft, or the technical aspects of your art form, how did you find your own voice, in other words, the unique, identifiable signature that sets you apart from other artists?
I am currently dividing my time between painting on location and doing larger paintings in my studio. Watercolor is my favorite form, and I have spent years trying to learn everything I can about this illusive and beguiling medium. Fortunately, that is impossible, so I have a lot to look
forward to.
What are your greatest challenges as an artist?
My greatest challenge as an artist is to keep my work fresh by reminding myself that I am my own subject, that part of what I am doing is exploring my own impressions and emotions in the presence of nature.
Read past interviews:
Gayla Lemke - Ceramics
Shelley Schreiber - Ceramics
Rob Gratiot - Painting
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