Paint, Petals, and Pours @ The Diana Stelin Gallery

Sip flowers, paint emotions. Discover where wine aromas bloom into art. Paint your senses and create something beautiful.

"Paint, Petals, and Pours" is a unique interdisciplinary class that combines wine appreciation with visual art creation. Through a guided tasting and painting session, you'll explore the complex aromatic and flavor profiles of wines, with special attention to floral notes, everything from delicate rose and violet to bold orchid and peony. Each tasting pairs wine tasting with hands-on painting inspired by the flowers and sensations evoked by different wines, creating a multisensory learning experience that engages the palate, the senses, and creative expression.

This course celebrates the intersection of taste, sight, and emotion, encouraging students to translate the invisible aromas and subtle flavors of wine into vibrant visual art.

TASTING ART, MAKING ART

Brush in hand, with palette waiting and palate ready, you will translate wine aromas into floral art. A gentle, guided lesson will help you follow the impressions the wine has left behind. Maybe your brushstroke is bold, like the vivid Burgundy, or airy and translucent, like the shimmer of Sauvignon Blanc. There is no wrong direction: the wine will be your muse, the color your guide.

By the end of the evening, you will have created a small work of art that holds the memory of the wines that inspired it, a keepsake of wine and art intertwined.

WINE & FOOD MENU (tentative)
Muscat of Alexandria
Riesling
Gewürztraminer
Rosé of Pinot Noir
Valdiguié
Alicante Bouschet
We'll snack on a light antipasto of bread, cheese, olives, and salumi.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND This is a broad and deep survey course for beginners and enthusiasts alike. It assumes some exposure to wine but does not require formal or technical wine knowledge. This program is appropriate for wine lovers as well as wine professionals in all wine, food, hospitality and service industries. No prior experience with wine, art, or painting is required. Curiosity, an open palate, and willingness to explore are the only prerequisites.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN Students will taste and grow familiar with the full spectrum of wine, from the most transparent white wines to opaque reds and everything in between. The emphasis will be on providing an overview and understanding of wine color and related wine making techniques.

PLEASE NOTE Wine & food menus are subject to change based on availability, inspiration, and whimsy!

REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS Guests & students must be at least 21.

YOUR EDUCATOR

JONATHON ALSOP is founder & executive director of the Boston Wine School, author of The Wine Lover’s Devotional and In Vino Veritas, and a commentator for National Public Radio on WGBH | Boston Public Radio and Under The Radar.

He began writing about wine, food and travel in 1988 and emerged as a wine expert through his syndicated wine column. He has contributed numerous articles to the Associated Press, Frequent Flyer Magazine, La Vie Claire, Beverage Business Magazine, Mobil Travel Guides, Fodor’s Travel Guides, Boston Globe, and many others.

Jonathon founded the Boston Wine School in 2000 where he teaches wine and food classes in a dedicated 100% snob-free zone. His new book Wine Life: A Collection Of Verses will be published in 2026.

VENUE

DIANA STELIN GALLERY | dianastelin.com | 1386B Beacon Street, Brookline MA 02446

DIANA STELIN is an award-winning landscape artist and educator, author and fashion designer whose lush, layered, shimmering gold leaf, oil and wax pieces are featured in dozens of private and corporate collections around the world.

Founder of the Flow Method, and recipient of Best of Boston award, Diana Stelin is on a mission to reduce Burnout through Creativity - the topic of the Ted talk she presented in March '22. She is founder of The Plein-Air Art Academy, and received a Best of Boston Award for kids' art classes. Diana published a highly acclaimed novel about the importance of art for our psyche, and in recent years has presented a TedX talk on using creativity to fight burnout, appeared as a guest on multiple podcasts, wrote a children’s book, founded a clothing line based on her art, and exhibited her work at the 2022 Venice Biennale.