Trinity Hill Cellar Door Canvas Night - French Theme

Join us for a 2.5-hour step-by-step painting session from 6pm-8.30pm in the Trinity Hill Cellar Door!

We’d love you to join us this spring season as we enjoy the classic pairing of painting and drinking wine, here at our Cellar Door in the heart of the Gimblett Gravels wine region. This is the fourth event in our 'Cellar Door Canvas' series, featuring a French icon painting to celebrate all the fantastic French grape varieties grown here in the Gimblett Gravels.

Relax within our impressive Cellar Door, with five-meter-high ceilings and views of the Chardonnay Barrel Hall, whilst you paint your very own masterpiece.

Local Artist Helen Dynes will guide you step-by-step through the featured painting, you will complete your very own work of art.

Enjoy a complimentary glass wine on arrival and purchase further wines and food at your leisure.

We look forward to hosting you soon!
- Team Trinity Hill

Event Details:
- All materials required to complete the artwork are included.
- Acrylic paint on stretched canvas. One-of-a-kind masterpiece to take home
- Just bring yourselves, art aprons are provided. You do not need any painting experience to join us.
- One drink on entry is provided and then additional drinks are excluded in the ticket price but can be purchased from Trinity Hill Cellar Door throughout the evening. No BYO allowed.
- Food is available to purchase from Trinity Hill Cellar Door, menus will be provided on arrival or please contact us if you would like to preview.
- Artist, Helen Dynes, will be taking the group step-by-step through the featured painting of the night. You can change the colours & shapes of the painting to match your home decor or just follow along with the artist, whichever you prefer.
- If you can no longer make the booked session, 48-hour notice is required to have a credit issued to attend another session, credit is valid for one month from the session date. No refunds unfortunately.
- We recommend arriving at Trinity Hill Cellar Door 10-15 minutes before the session commences, to give you plenty of time to get comfortable, receive your food and get the wines flowing.
- If you have any special requests please put the details into the booking notes. We want everyone to have the best experience possible.

Artist Info:
Local artist Helen Dynes was born in Ireland and completed her higher education in England, before emigrating with her family to New Zealand in 2003. Helen has had a life-long relationship with art.
Whether it be bespoke commissioned pieces, or full curated exhibitions, Helen is truly an accomplished artist. Her work is held in private collections throughout NZ and overseas. Helen’s painting style is naturalistic and she enjoys expressing the beautiful interplay of light and shadow, working mainly in oil or acrylic on canvas. As well as a successful career in the fine arts, Helen has taught art within the tertiary education space, both in UK and New Zealand, for over 30 years. This Napier-based artist continues her teaching and tutors weekly painting classes at Creative Arts Napier and offers private tuition by arrangement. Over the years, Helen has enjoyed teaching numerous sell-out painting retreats and workshops around Hawke’s Bay. If you are in the room when Helen is tutoring, you will pick up a gem or two of artistic knowledge.

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