Coming soon 2026…INTERNATIONAL TRIP: The Impressionist Painting Journey: Paris, Giverney & Provence, France
- Time: TBD
- Age: Adults ( 18 and up)
- Price: TBD
- Artist: Melanie Barash Levitt
Coming soon in 2026… Join artists Melanie Barash Levitt and Lucy Coe of Jackson Art on our Impressionst Painting Journey. We will lead you through an unforgettable, week-long cultural immersion through Paris, Giverny & Provence, France! If you would like to get first dibs on reserving a spot when we have more info, please email melanie@jacksonartnh.com!
Lucy and Melanie have been friends for 40 years since they were 16 years old. They both attended the Rhode Island School of Design and then moved to Boston after graduation where they were roomates. Currently, they work together on gallery events, art shows and classes. They have traveled extensively world-wide and are excited to be collaborating on International Painting Trips!
Melanie Barash Levitt graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1990. She currently lives in the White Mountains of NH and is the owner of Jackson Art Studio & Gallery. Melanie is an award winning artist who paints in a loose, impressionistic style with a brush or a palette knife in oils. As a plein air artist, Levitt paints on location braving the elements to capture the mood of the scene. Her favorite subjects are the mountains, rivers and small farms of NH and the rugged coasts of Maine. Her artwork resides is in the home of many collectors through the US, Canada and Europe. She exhibits her work in galleries and shows throughout NH, ME, VT and NY. She has been featured in Boston Chronicle (WCBV TV, ABC), NH Chronicle (WMUR 9), and has been published in various newspapers and magazines She also has received numerous awards for her paintings in regional shows and juried events and is a member of the Salmagundi Art Club in NYC. She will also be on the staff for the 2025 Plein Air Convention in Lake Tahoe and will be giving a demo on stage.
Lucy Coe lives and paints in both North Conway, NH and Cape Cod, MA. She graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration. Studying under amazing illustrators and painters such as watercolorist Tom Sgouras, painter Richard Merkin, illustrators Chris Van Allsburg and David Macaulay she was taught to create work that tells a story. Winding roads, distant dwellings, expansive dunes and mountains all have stories to tell and are her favorite subjects. After working for many years in Providence, New York City, Boston and a tiny rural town in Massachusetts as a freelance illustrator and designer she made the move to the Mount Washington Valley. Her work is in private collections in Washington, DC, Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
