Under the [Palette] Knife
Art Techniques | Foundational Skills for Palette Knife Painting
Getting gestural with it.
Join us for a 2-hour guided painting workshop exploring the use of palette knives as paint “brushes.” During this Painterly class, we’ll guide you through mark-making with palette knives to build an arsenal of textural techniques + then set you loose on creating your own work—either concrete or abstract—depending on your personal preferences. Example compositions will be provided to guide the process + stoke your imagination.
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For a long time through the history of art, palette knives were merely used to mix paint or apply paint on a canvas in an isolated manner; to do otherwise, was deemed blasphemy in the eyes of Renaissance masters. However, the Impressionism art movement challenged traditional painting norms and methods—including the use of mixing tools to apply paint to a canvas—bringing to life whole new way to represent the world on a canvas.
In this class we’ll introduce some common palette knife methods used throughout time, including line making, pressing, blending, sgraffito, scumbling, impasto, and more.
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Gustave Courbet is often credited with popularizing palette knife painting through his landscapes. However, other popular palette knife painters include Cezanne, Pissaro, Chagall, Van Gogh, Willem de Kooning, Bob Ross, Joan Mitchell, and more.
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Guided group demonstration
Personalized instruction
Premium 12 x 16 gallery wrap canvas
Workshop guide
Shared class supplies (brushes, paints, etc.)
Fresh, frameable art compositions
Deeper understanding of art history
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AGES | All ages welcome but 13+ is recommended to benefit the most from instruction.
PREREQUISITE | None. No prior artistic skill required, either.
ARRIVAL | Please allow an extra 15-30 minutes for mingling to ensure you are settled when instruction begins.
ATTIRE | Heavy-duty canvas aprons are provided for class, but because accidents happen sometimes, we do recommend wearing clothes that you don’t mind getting a tad messy.
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TO BOOK | Click here to book a painting event at the location of your choice. Once your booking is confirmed, a 25% non-refundable deposit is required to secure your event.
RESCHEDULING + CANCELLATION POLICY |72-hour notice is required for a 75% refund of prepaid class bookings; bookings may be transferred to a future class before the 72-hour notice timeframe by contacting events@painterly.co. If cancellation or a request to rebook occurs after 72- hours before the start of class, no refund will be provided regardless of reason (note: this policy enables Painterly to protect our artist instructors, who are directly impacted by last-minute cancellations).
