In this one-day workshop artist Cody Wheelock will guide students in creating landscape pieces in oil or acrylic using palette knives. Materials will be discussed as well as subject selection, compositional considerations, and various knife methods. Cody will demonstrate his process of using a combination of palette knives and brushes to create a surface quality that is full of nuanced texture and variety while creating a soft appearance. Students will execute their own landscape piece while Cody provides feedback.
$100 per person, includes lunch
Suggested Materials
Below you’ll find the recommended materials for our palette knife workshop. Please don’t
hesitate to email me at info@fountatelier.com if you have questions.
• Paint
- I recommend oil paint, however if you prefer acrylic you can bring that (a heavy body
acrylic would work best for palette knife painting). Personally I use Artisan water-mixable
oils and the following colors: Titanium White, Ultramarine Blue, Phthalo Blue, Alizarin
Crimson Permanent, Cadmium Red Hue, Lemon Yellow, and Burnt Umber. If you want to try
my grisaille underpainting technique, you’ll also want to bring some black and white acrylic
paint.
• Palette Knives
- You’ll need at least one palette knife. I like using a medium size “spade”, similar to this (link).
You may want an assortment of shapes and sizes.
• Paint Brushes
- Although this is predominantly a palette knife workshop, it can be helpful to bring your
normal paint brushes along as well. They are great for touch ups and adding fine details
that are hard to render with the knife.
• Palette
- You will need a palette to mix your paint on. We will be pre-mixing colors, so you want
something that has some room to work.
• Small-Medium Canvas
- Bring a small to medium size canvas to do your painting on. I recommend anything
between 8x10 on up to 16x20.
• Reference Images
- What would you like to paint? I recommend bringing a handful of potential reference
images to work from. They can be a subject of your choice. Pay special attention to the
lighting in your image; strong directional lighting is best.
• Solvent/Water Jar
- Bring a solvent or water jar to clean brushes with
