Pillars VII

The Pillars series features planes of saturated gouache in a strong yet muted palette. Shapes emerge and recede while in conversation with the raw birch panel beneath. Watercolor and gouache on birch wood panel with raw basswood cradle. 

8" x 10" x 2"

Jean Cate is a Chicago based artist and owner of Martha Mae: Art Supplies & Beautiful Things. She studied painting, drawing and ceramics at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She creates evocative ink paintings and drawings while exploring atmosphere, isolation, emptiness and harmony within chaos.