New Works by Ann Hollister

Ann Hollister Returns to the Charles Creek Vineyard

Tasting Room & Gallery

 Artist Reception December 9^th      

            SONOMA, California (December 2011) –Local Artist Ann Hollister returns to the Charles Creek Vineyard Tasting Room and Gallery in downtown Sonoma with a new exhibition of brilliant and colorful works. The show, which combines aspects of calligraphy with watercolor and acrylics, runs from December 1^st, 2011 through January 3^1st, 2012.

A reception for the artist on Friday December 9^th from 5 to 7 PM will also showcase Charles Creek wines (of course) –including the Gold Medal winning 2008 Chardonnay “Las Patolitas” as well as Dry Rosé and Pinot Grigio among others – along with appropriate light bites. The reception is open to the public and there is no charge to attend.

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Ann Hollister’s work is a fusion of styles: calligraphy, watercolors, acrylics and the

influence on her life of living in the Hawaiian Islands.  The acrylic paintings are the newest

addition to her work. 

Dragons and jazz invite the viewer to visually and mentally enter the paintings and enjoy

the secrets to be found.  In the abstract work, boldness, yet attention to detail, adds intrigue.

Hollister partnered with Terry Englehart in the Pengraphics Studio of Calligraphy and Graphic

Design in Oakland for six years.  She taught calligraphy in San Francisco and Oakland,

California and Kealakakua and Honolulu, Hawai’i. Her work has been shown in California,

Hawai’i, and Germany. She now lives in Sonoma with her feline assistant, Isabelle.

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 Specializing in high quality Chardonnay, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon with a bit of Pinot Grigio, Sangiovese, Syrah and Grenache (among others) from great vineyard sources in the Sonoma and Napa Counties, Charles Creek Vineyard produces wines that are food friendly, fruit driven, and easily paired with the courses of a meal. The winery Tasting Room is conveniently situated in a charming 1890s era storefront on the historic Sonoma Plaza. In addition wine tasting and sales, the Tasting Room also provides space to show the work of local artists.

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The Charles Creek Vineyard Tasting Room and Gallery, open seven days a week from 11 a.m. – 6 p.m., is located at 483 First St. West, on the historic Plaza in downtown Sonoma.  For more information, call (707) 935-3848 or email alan@charlescreek.com.