Ontario Landscape in Oil with a Palette Knife
Create a beautiful Ontario landscape using a palette knife with Maria Iva!
Type:In-Studio
Level:Intermediate
Medium:Painting
Class Dates
Thursday Jun 12, 2025 11:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Overview
Discover the rewarding art of palette knife painting and create loose, eye-catching impressionistic pieces with rich texture. This one-day workshop is designed to help you build confidence in using a palette knife, encouraging expressive, carefree techniques that bring freshness and vibrancy to your work. Explore the unique textures and dimensions achievable with this tool while expanding your oil painting skills. With step-by-step guidance and plenty of individual attention, you'll feel inspired to experiment and elevate your art.
Materials List - see below
Prerequisites: some prior painting experience.
Please note, this is an in-studio program.
Please contact programs@niagarapumphouse.ca for any questions.
Materials List
List of supplies:
- 2 diamond shaped palette knives (with blades 3 cm and 4.5 cm long)
- one stretched canvas or canvas board sizes: 11x14, 12x16
- Easel
- Palette
- sketchbook
- Pencil
- eraser
- Paper towels
- Baby wipes
- Trash bag
table cloth
- Basic palette of colors (titanium white, cool and warm cad yellow, yellow ochre, cad orange, red (Permanent Red or Cad Red or Alizarin Crimson), burnt sienna, ultramarine blue, cerulean blue, turquois green, purple). Be prepared to use a lot of paint.
Instructor - Maria Iva
Maria Iva is a landscape painter and instructor known for her impressionistic style and vibrant colorist approach, working primarily with oil and dry pastel mediums.