Level: all
Saturday and Sunday
Oct 13 - Oct 14
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Instructor: Susan Fehlinger
Fee: $225
“For me the knife is not just a tool, it is the key to unlock my creative freedom. I love the spontaneity. I love the accidents. I love no brushes to wash”
This workshop is a two day introduction to the joys and challenges of painting with the palette knife. We’ll start with a demo– a still life set in the studio –demonstrating basic handling techniques and a few tricks. Afterwards students will paint working exclusively with the knife, receiving individual instruction and guidance with an eye to developing their own expertise and style. Day two will start with a demo of unique textures, glazes and patinas which can be created with the palette knife using mediums to enhance the consistency or transparency of the paint.
Suppl list:
TOOLS: one or two palette knives – Dick Blick has a starter set of 3 for $18. that are good sizes. Or you can get them individually for $5-$8 each. I use a 4” knife with rounded edges. (Blick’s #96 or Jerry’s #49T). You may want a shorter one also for detail.
PAINT: You can use oils or acrylics. Some suggested colors below. Feel free to bring your favorites.
Lemon Yellow,
Cadmium Yellow
Indian Yellow or Yellow Ochre
Cadmium Orange
Vermillion
Cadmium Red
Quinacridone Rose or Alizarin Crimson
Dioxazine Purple
Cerulean or Manganese Blue
Ultra Marine or Cobalt Blue
Prussian Blue or Indigo Blue
Olive Green
Van Dyke Brown or Asphaltum (Instead of black)
White–whichever one you like (Titanium, Flake, Zinc, etc.)
MEDIUM: For oils: Gamblin Solvent Free Gel Or Winsor & Newton Liquin Impasto gel. For acrylics: Winsor & Newton Galeria Acrylic Gel Medium or Liquitex Gel Medium
PALETTE FOR MIXING – Paper, wood, plastic, whatever you use in your studio.
CANVAS: 16 x 20, or 20 x 20
About Susan:
Susan Fehlinger was only an occasional painter during her 35-year career in advertising in New York City. In 2003 she quit her job, moved to Cape Cod and began painting seriously. Soon she was exhibiting extensively and winning awards on the Cape. Since relocating back to Connecticut she’s become an exhibiting member of the Rowayton Art Center and an active member of the Westport Artists Collective. She recently had a solo show at The Westport Library, The Greene Art Gallery in Guilford, and The Kershner Gallery in Fairfield. She is represented by Southport Galleries