One-Day Workshop | Palette Knife Painting Workshop with Shushana Rucker
Advance registration is required.
The painting knife is an important companion to the brush, offering unique opportunities for creating textural effects, expressive marks, and broad planes of color. Learn how to use this versatile tool to achieve bold lines, crisp edges, and even fine details while working from still life or reference imagery. Explore color, texture, and painterly application as you expand your range of painting techniques for representational or abstract work.
One-Day Workshop
Instructor: Shushana Rucker
Date: Saturday, December 5, 2026
Time: 9 AM—5 PM
Fee: $115
Registration Deadline: November 30
Register by August 21 for a 10% Early Bird Discount! Use promo code EARLYBIRDFALL2026 at checkout and click "+" to apply the discount. PAFA members at the Dual-Plus/Friend level and above receive an additional 10% off.
Discount applies to Continuing Education regular adult Fall classes and workshops only. Remaining Summer classes, studio rental programs, Open Academy (Certificate) courses, gift certificates, membership purchases, and lockers are not eligible.
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