Palette Knife Painting for Beginners - Mountains

Discover the art of palette knife painting with David Billesbach at Simple Supply Co

Ready to try something bold? Our beginner-friendly palette knife class offers a fresh and exciting approach to painting. Local artist David Billesbach will guide you through the mountains of Colorado using palette knife techniques to create texture, depth, and dimension.
Choose your medium — oil or acrylic — and let's get painting!

What You'll Learn:

• Essential palette knife techniques
• Color mixing and blending
• How to build texture and depth
• Basic composition principles

Perfect for:

• Complete beginners with no prior experience
• Artists wanting to try a new technique
• Anyone curious about painting with oils or acrylics

Join us for a hands-on creative experience where you'll develop new skills while enjoying the expressive process of palette knife painting. Our supportive environment encourages experimentation and personal artistic expression

Please note: The $50 class fee covers your instructor.

Supplies are not included, but you have options:

• Rent a Class Kit: Everything you need — canvas, paints, brushes, palette knives, cleaner, easel — for just $35. No strings attached!
• Buy: Purchase your supplies on class day and take them home to keep creating - approximately $150-$199
• Bring Your Own: Already have supplies? Feel free to bring what you have!

All students receive 20% off storewide on class day!!!

Ready to begin? Reserve your spot today and take the first step toward your artistic adventure.

Cancellation Policy: We understand life happens! Full refunds are available for cancellations made at least 48 hours before class. We appreciate your understanding and hope to see you at a future session!

David Billesbach is a self-taught artist who has benefited from several formal learning experiences that helped launch and expand his knowledge of oil painting. In the early 90s, he studied drawing with Allison Stewart and oil painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in New Orleans, later returning to painting expressionistic faces under Daniel Loge in Grand Junction. In 2018, he studied plein air painting with impressionist artist Don Sahli, which expanded his use of color and impasto techniques. His paintings are subjective interpretations of inspirational compositions, both landscape and human, that express the essence of a moment using oil or acrylic paints to explore texture, color, motion, and lighting.

David's Artist Website