Original Abstract Painting: Oil, Color, Paint on Canvas.
Art of Taste: Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting - Contemporary Art Inspired by FLAVOR
MUSE: Conti Thun Micaela Chiaretto 2018
In Italy, Chiaretto is referred to as “The Italian Dry Rosé." And it comes in many shades of pink! Lake Garda, situated in Northern Italy, is known for its rosy shades of Chiaretto pink which pairs perfectly with the mediterranean style cuisine of local fresh fish, olive oil, lemons, capers and everything and sunshine ☀️This is the painting I created LIVE during my Italy launch exhibition at Conti Thun Estate.
ABOUT THE WINE: Micaela Claret - Valtènesi Chiaretto Micaela is the first and rigorous interpretation of an exclusive wine of this territory. A wine that comes from a blend of native grapes: Groppello, Barbera, Sangiovese and Marzemino, through the salasso technique, with a few hours of contact between must and skins. From the successive drawing of the wine by the expert hand of our oenologist, we obtain freshness, temperament and the unique color that characterizes its character.
TASTING NOTES:
COLOR: pink with light ruby shades
AROMA: fresh, intense, fragrant, rich in floral notes
reminiscent of rose and aromas of small red fruit
TASTE: fresh, distinctly sapid, balanced with bottom
saline and slight almond notes
FIND THE WINE:
https://www.contithun.com/
ABOUT ME:
I am a Contemporary Artist from Napa Valley, California, now living in Lake Garda, Italy with my husband, a winemaker of amphora, natural wines, from Verona, where we just married in August 2018. I graduated with my BFA in Fine Art Painting from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco in 2005. My abstract paintings are interpretations of taste onto canvas.
In Napa Valley, I became established as an abstract action painter where I paint LIVE during food and wine events, magazine parties as well as at large public events like Napa Valley Film Festival, BottleRock and Yountville LIVE, where I interpret the taste of wine onto canvas alongside sipping guests during the party.
Here in Italy, the presentation format of my Palette of the Palate Collection is a series of curated “Art of Taste” events: sensory exhibitions where I work alongside chefs, winemakers and musicians in collaboration to further express our perception of taste as dynamic and all encompassing.
Using my Synesthesia “superpower” I curate and transform the “Art of Taste” from oil on canvas into enveloping and immersive sensory gastronomic experiences.
What would a lemon say if it only had a paint brush? Within this setting, where the painting is created live, my oil paintings become tangible expressions; commemorating flavor. Through my art and these creative collaborations, I explore Italian wines, terroir and culture to expand my body of work and share the experience of taste: invigorating a fresh avant-garde artistic dialogue altogether.
www.penelopepaintings.com
