Painting Cafe Charm in Watercolor

02/02/2027 - 02/23/2027 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Level: All

Registration opens on 11/03/2026

Price

$222

Member Price

$188.7

Material Fee: 8

Room: 106

200 Grant St Denver

Introductory watercolor experience needed.

Tickets go on sale on 11/03/2026

The beloved cafe was a meeting spot for talented creatives, like the Impressionists, and it still captivates the artist to paint its charm and soul. With its vintage chairs, wooden tables, and groups of chatting friends, learn how to edit and capture the character and ambiance with simplified shapes, creative brushwork, and little detail. From a cozy pocket-size interior to a sprawling outdoor terrace, discover how figure placement, scale, and gesture bring life to this sanctuary suited for sipping a steaming cup of tea. Grab a mug and a muffin and develop your painting skills! Reference material provided. Introductory watercolor experience needed.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: In addition to developing skills using color, value, shapes, and edges, students will feel comfortable placing figures in a composition and gain an understanding of simplification in a painting.

WEEK 1: Figure Reading Newspaper at Cafe Table

WEEK 2: The Closed Market in Downtown Denver

WEEK 3: Sidewalk Cafe

WEEK 4: Cafe Interior with Figure Next to Window

Dennis Pendleton

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