Garden Acrylic Pour

Adult / Hobbies and Arts -

Winter/Spring 2026

Pour painting is an innovative way to use acrylic paint to create a unique art piece. In this class, you'll explore how to mix acrylic paints with other materials to achieve a fluid consistency that can be poured directly onto a canvas. You’ll also learn the tools and techniques needed to create a beautiful garden-themed pour. An 8 x 10" canvas and all supplies for the pour are included. Please bring a box or tray to safely transport your finished canvas home.

Vanessa Merry

Vanessa Merry moved to Florence, Italy at the age of eighteen to study the methods of the great masters in painting, drawing, and printmaking at Palazzo Spinelli. From there she continued her education and exploration of the human-figure, still-lifes, and landscapes at Atelier de Chimere in France were she enjoyed Plein-Air painting in the French countryside. She moved back to the United States were she attended and graduated from the University of Minnesota in Visual Arts and Art History.
She has been actively involve in the Twin Cities art scene for many years. Vanessa Merry has won several awards for her paintings in local galleries. She was the President of the Robbin Gallery in Robbinsdale, Minnesota and is currently on the staff of WARM (Women's Art Resources of MN).
Vanessa currently enjoys creating works of art in many different styles, but finds herself happiest when she is in the classroom teaching others all the skills that she has acquired in her studies.

May 2026