For the past few years I have been painting small 4X6 paintings of jazz musicians to sell as small impulse gifts while attending local art shows. In this video I will show you how I used the palette knife to paint in small areas without distorting the image. The main take away from the video is using the tip of the palette knife when painting a small painting.

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For my first podcast episode I thought it would be great to paint something simple but unique. For the past three or four workshops that I have conducted, I usually give a small painting demonstration of an apple using a palette knife because most painters connect with still life objects. In this tutorial I show how easy it is to paint a simple and give it a unique and interesting look by painting it with a palette knife. I love the texture the palette knife makes and I love the style that I have developed over the years using the palette knife. Watch the video and I hope you will be inspired to paint simple objects from your surroundings and create an interesting painting using the palette knife. Please feel free to leave a comment at the bottom of the site. Also, sign up for the palette knife mini course to get some basic training on painting with a palette knife.