Candace French - "Painting Aspens with a Palette Knife and Acrylics"
Saturday, September 23, 2023 -- 9am - 3pm
First Presbyterian Church of Littleton
1609 W. Littleton Blvd.
Littleton, CO 80120
Saturday, September 23, 2023 -- 9am - 3pm
First Presbyterian Church of Littleton
1609 W. Littleton Blvd.
Littleton, CO 80120
Learn how to use a palette knife to create a beautiful aspen landscape in your own artistic voice. This workshop is fun and exciting as you practice palette knife painting techniques with acrylics.
Artists will be guided from start to finish through group and individual attention by beginning with painting a background of skies, fields, or mountains. Then, add aspens with a palette knife for an amazing acrylic landscape artwork.
Composition and how to know when your artwork is complete will be included. Candace's teaching style is engaging, inspiring, and most of all fun!
Student Level: Any
Artists will be guided from start to finish through group and individual attention by beginning with painting a background of skies, fields, or mountains. Then, add aspens with a palette knife for an amazing acrylic landscape artwork.
Composition and how to know when your artwork is complete will be included. Candace's teaching style is engaging, inspiring, and most of all fun!
Student Level: Any
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Supplies to Bring:
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- Images of aspens that make your heart sing for inspiration. These can be photographs, pages from a magazine, or online images.
- Acrylic paint: White, Black, plus a mix of colors of your choice. Any consistency of acrylics including fluid acrylics can be used.
- Brushes: One or two brushes 3/4” or 1” wide or your choice, plus a small round tip brush for detail work.
- Small sea sponges: They usually come with 3-5 in a bag and are about 2-3 inches long. They look like they came from the sea and can be found at Guiry’s, Hobby Lobby, Michael’s, or Meininger’s.
- Palette knife with a rounded tip about 3” in length for the flat part and a bend in the handle. It looks like a pie server, but, is smaller and not as wide. It can be metal or plastic.
- Palette for blending your colors.
- Canvas: One 11” by 14” or 12” by 16” or 12” by 12” canvas panels, canvas boards, canvas sheets, or wood panels. Bring a second canvas if your creative process is fast.
- Small container for water. This can be a cottage cheese container or glass jar.
- Optional: Small spray bottle with rubbing alcohol.
- Pencil or pen and journal or notebook for taking notes.
- Plastic table cover provided by Heritage Art Guild.
- Paint clothes or a smock or large shirt to protect your clothes.