Thursdays, March 5 – March 26, 9:15 am - 12:00 pm - 4 Sessions
Palette Knife Painting with Oils
Add Texture and Loosen Up by Painting with a Palette Knife!
Holly will do a short demo, then answer your questions while you paint. Bring several pictures to choose from for your painting. They can be any type of scene you’d like.
Learn how to:
• Draw a simple sketch to work out your composition
• Create an underpainting that will help you
• Look for texture patterns in nature
• Work in layers - from bottom to top
• Apply paint in a variety of ways
• Become comfortable using more paint
LEVEL
All Levels - a bit of experience painting with oils helps.
SUPPLIES THAT INSTRUCTOR WILL BRING
Sketching Paper
Masking Tape
Blue Paper Towels
A couple of extra table easels and mixing boards
PLEASE NOTE: Students are required to bring a container for acrylic and/or oil paint waste and will need to take it home to dispose of properly. It CANNOT be poured down the drains at our new location. Students are also encouraged to wipe brushes clean.
SUPPLIES TO BRING
Please bring:
Panels: small size, from 8x10 up to 12x16, Ampersand Gessobord recommended
Oil paint: bring the paint you have, and any favorite colors of yours.
I prefer Gamblin 150ml tubes from dickblick.com for the best price and size.
Warm and Cool of each primary recommended:
• Cad Yellow Light
• Cad Yellow Medium
• Cad Red Light
• Quinacridone Violet or Alizarin Permanent
• Ultramarine Blue
• Cerulean Blue Hue or Cobalt Blue
• Titanium White
Palette knives:
• Teardrop and diamond shape in different sizes
• One with a square edge, about ½” wide
• Wet panel carrier
• Small portable easel and mixing palette
Brush: recommend size 4 or 6 filbert
Portable easel and palette, such as a pochade box
Odorless paint thinner, recommend Gamsol
Disposable gloves
Paper towels
Plastic bag for used paper towels
Small plastic paint cups for storing unmixed paint between sessions. About 1” round and ¾” deep. One for each color you use. (I use Artist’s Loft from Michaels)
QUESTIONS
Email or call instructor at hkernes@msn.com or
720-935-1379 (text or call).
About the Instructor
Holly Kernes studied Graphic Design at Colorado Institute of Art, and Botanical Illustration at Denver Botanic Gardens. Over the years, she has studied with many of today’s best artists.
She has painted with oils since 2009. She started painted outdoors, in 2010. She painted her 400th plein air painting in 2023.
Holly started using only palette knives in 2019, enjoying the experience of applying thick paint to make a beautiful work of art. Many people comment that the texture and color of her paintings remind them of a stained glass window.
Until now, she has only shared her process with close friends. She’s looking forward to sharing it with you, and seeing how you apply it to your own style!
