Palette Knife Painting - Summer Poppies - Shakopee Community Education

Palette Knife Painting - Summer Poppies

Adult / Hobbies and Arts -

Summer 2025

Palette knife painting is an exciting and dynamic alternative to traditional brush techniques. In this class, you'll master the art of creating striking textures and dramatic effects as you bring a gorgeous painting to life on an 8 x 10" canvas, with clear step-by-step guidance throughout. All experience levels are welcome and all supplies are included in the class fee.

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.

August 2025