Jean Cate, artist and founder of lovely things (Martha Mae Art Supplies and Beautiful Things, The Center of Order and Experimentation) is joining us for a joyful exploration of the intersections of wine and watercolor painting.
Each guest will receive three wines (non-alcoholic alternative available), along with a tasting wheel. The session will begin with wine tasting guidance from All Together Now, with pointers on how to smell, sip, and identify different families of aromas and flavors. Once we're swirling, sniffing, and sipping comfortably, Jean will guide you through an intuitive watercolor sketching session, encouraging spontaneous and gestural paintings capturing the tasting notes you sense in your glasses. Reference the tasting wheel or paint what feels right to you. There’s no one way to do it!
All necessary materials will be provided for your watercolor session (painting supplies not to be taken home), but feel free to bring your favorite art supplies if you have them. Tickets include the watercolor workshop, wine tasting workshop, and snacks from All Together Now.
This is an introductory class for beginners or seasoned painters. All over 21 are welcome.
Get tickets HERE.
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ABOUT JEAN CATE
Jean Cate (b. 1990 in Pasadena, CA) is an artist, living and working in Chicago. She received her BFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago with focuses in painting, drawing, printmaking, and ceramics. Cate also studied papermaking, philosophy, and performance at Ox-Bow School of Art & Artists' Residency in Saugatuck, MI.
Cate creates evocative paintings and drawings exploring the theme of atmosphere. Her works draw inspiration from the ever-changing and dramatic forces of nature. Utilizing watercolor, pastel, ink, and salt on raw birch wood panel, Cate engages with these mediums in a dance-like manner, relinquishing the illusion of control and allowing natural forces like water, air, and gravity to shape the artwork. When not working in abstract form, Cate draws quiet, still portraits of flora and fauna.
Cate’s work has been featured in hotel projects by Marriott, print publications: Cereal, Monocle, Wallpaper* and the Steve McQueen film Widows.