Workshop: Acrylic Painting - Impressionist Water Garden

NHG proudly welcomes our returning artist and popular teacher Melanie Brannan, whose series of acrylic workshops feature a different inspirational piece of art from a different artist each time that you'll reproduce, along with techniques and palettes in each class you attend.

Celebrate the beauty of water features at North Haven Gardens with this guided painting experience. Artist and educator Melanie M. Brannan will lead you step- by-step in creating a peaceful koi pond scene, complete with flowing water, lush greenery, and soft florals.

There’s plenty of room for creative expression—add koi fish, water lilies, lotus, or water hyacinth, and choose your own background blooms like azaleas, hydrangeas, or roses. Prefer to follow along? That works too.

We’ll be working with acrylic paints on a 12 x 24” canvas.All supplies are provided, and all skill levels are welcome—from curious beginners to experienced artists. Come ready to relax, create, and bring your own vision of a tranquil garden to life.

$85. All supplies are included. In order to have the best in one-on-one instruction, our workshop is limited to 18 attendees. Arrive by 1:00 to purchase your wine and be seated as instruction starts promptly at 1:30pm.

Purchase snacks and a beverage from our next-door Cafe, sit down, and create with us in this fun workshop!

Melanie Montgomery Brannan lives in her paintings, moving around and getting lost in a serene place. With her creative talent, she captures emotions on canvas as her paintings evolve through her own personal perspective. Influenced by light, clouds and reflections, she uses layers upon layers to create a great deal of depth and movement. Colors and perception beautifully touch her work. Melanie paints with her heart as much as her brush. Her favorite style of art is impressionism, with Cezanne and Van Gogh among her favorite artists.

Her paintings are in homes in Texas, New Mexico, California, Alaska, Oregon, South Dakota, South Carolina, Ireland and Germany. Melanie moved to fine art and teaching after a long, prolific career in graphic design owning her own firm for 30 years. She has devoted collectors across the country . You can see more of Melanie’s work at or @melaniebrannanartist.

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