Be Brave!  Painting with a knife is a bit like putting butter or jam on bread and produces quite a different result to a brush.

Work produced with a palette knife or painting knife, as it is also called, will be textured. You can sweep on areas of flat color and also produce tiny shapes.

Jackie Marth, our teacher, has chosen this lovely scene to introduce you to painting with a palette knife.

It will be so exciting to see the results as we venturing into this style of painting for the very first time. It is a great way to celebrate those “Lazy Days” you have spent languishing at the beach. . .

DASF appreciates its members! ALL members who paint with the ALL DAY PAINT program will receive a FREE 9×12 canvas and a pizza lunch.

Help grow your chapter. Bring a guest. GUESTS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME!

SUPPLY FEES:

• Pattern/Photo     $2.00
• Palette                $3.00
• All items total     $5.00.  Please try to bring correct currency so we don’t have to make a lot of change

SURFACE:

• 9×12 canvas (canvas is easier than canvas board when painting with a palette knife_

PALETTE:
Jackie uses Daler-Rowney Georgian Oil Paints. They are creamy and easier to move around than some other brands. If you wish to bring your own paints the follow are the colors we will be using:

• Cadmium Yellow Medium
• Red
• Sap Green
• Alizarin Crimson
• Cobalt Blue
• White

BRUSHES:

• Bristle Brushes – optional – you really shouldn’t need them
• #3 Palette Knife – see photo below; Do not use a plastic knife, they are not as flexible. If you have one, bring a 1-1/4 diamond painting knife. This is a small diamond shaped knife for finishing touches
• Plastic (or other) Knife to mix paints

SUPPLIES:

• Roll of Paper Towels
• Palette – Please bring a large (at least 12×16) palette. This can be palette paper in a pad or cardboard covered with freezer wrap. We will be mixing paints, so the larger, the better!
• Easel – a table easel will work fine
• Rubber Gloves – Jackie always uses disposable rubber gloves when using palette knives
• Plastic Bag for trash – Jackie says, “Believe me, you’ll need this!”
• NO solvents – clean your palette knife with paper towels. Jackie will bring Baby Oil for other cleaning.