Creative Minds
Pinot’s Palette Danville’s staff is a mix of great painters with amazing backgrounds. Our cast of Bay Area characters include Cathy our lead artist who has been with the studio since we opened our doors in 2013. Cathy has over 20 years of painting experience and now shows works of art in galleries across the country and soon in Germany. She loves to paint and encourages the crowd to sing along or dance with her in class. Eric, another commissioned artist, who has several shows featuring portraits of famous Athletics in history throughout the Bay Area grew up with Art Teachers which made for perfect role models for his current job. Eric loves to have the audience think outside the box and discover their inner artistic talents. Emily who teaches on the weekends has been painting from a very young age and studied under her father an Oil Painter in the Bay Area, she furthered her studies in studio art and art history in college. In her free time she a lead singer in a band, we consider her our singing painter on stage and a great entertainer. Eliza our trained painter from the Art Academy of Chicago and part-time costume designer for the San Francisco Opera always bring her colorful personality to the stage. Terra, The new addition to our team comes from the Art Institute of San Francisco who also has her teaching credentials to help our painters get the best art experience with a lot of the fun factors she delivers with her positive upbeat fun personality. ELYSE, who brings her artistic talent as studio administrator, delivers her creative spin to all the details she contributes artistic bar menus, painted bottles and signage to mention a few. She is the happy voice on the phone when you book your reservations and greeter. In her free time she is furthering her art education at the local university and loves to hike.JENNA, our weekend bartender brings her sunny personality to every drink she pours at the bar. Jenna is working on her Masters in Speech Therapy, which goes hand in hand with her caring and thoughtful customer service.JENNIFER, Our weekend administrator is a full-time Archectitect who bring her professionalism and love for art to our customers on the weekends.NIKKI expands our team, she bring the fun factor to every class she assists as a graduate of the California Lutheran University BA in Art and who was accepted in a program this summer in France for two months.PENNY joins us as the happiest bartender ever! She loves art and is pursuing her love of Photography, here you might catch her asking you to smile for your best pose.The staff is a mix of Art professionals with a spirit of fun in everything they deliver to the painters. We make art approachable and fun for every student.