Pools

This diptych of paintings by Jean Cate are made with oil and graphite on wood panels. The dark on the surface is a soft darkness, like the darkness of suede it has grain and directionality. This darkness has gesture. 

24 3/4" x 49 1/4" 
 

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 paintings and drawings exploring atmosphere, isolation, emptiness and harmony within chaos.