_____Scenes of Spinetta Family Vineyards are the subjects of Michael Spinetta's acrylic and mixed media paintings. He helps build the rock walls, raise the flowers, and grow the grapes - and then he paints them. Michael's media of choice are ceramics, glass, acrylics, pastels, digital photo manipulation, and rocks. If Michael is at the bar, he’ll talk to you about the images or the butterfly garden. Many of these pieces online are sold (THANK YOU), and are a few years old. See The Gold Country Times article for some recent large paintings, and visit the Library on Main Street Plymouth. Michael's art elsewhere: '02 Fair; '01 Fair; '00 Fair; personal site. This website's text, photography, and graphics are created and maintained by Mike. * Click titles to see larger images. Call gallery for information. New images appear periodically. W = painting wraps around 4 edges of canvas (not to be framed.) Like this. The back usually has notes. L = labelled with varietal name on side or front of canvas. Zinfandel Study I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, All: Acrylic on Canvas. I, II: 16" x 20"*; III, IV: 16" x 20" x 1.25"; V, VI: 20" x 24"*; VII, VIII 16" x 20"*; IX, X W 16" x 20" x 1.25"*; W 12" x 24" x .75"* Zin Study XII, XIII , XIV, XV, XVI, XVII, XVIII, XIX, XX, XXI, XXII, XXIII, XXIV All: Acrylic on Canvas. W,L 5" x 7" x .75"* The "perfect" bunch of Zinfandel grapes interpreted over and again. The vine is near the ruins of an old miner's house. Crisp black lines, metallic accents, and roughly hewn textures define the beauty of the natural subject as much as the surreal, flat, "stained glass effect" breaks the subject down. Red Hot Poker 01, 02, 03, 04 All: Acrylic on Canvas W 12" x 24" x .75"* Red hot pokers attract hummingbirds, orioles, finches, and more. The original bush has been turned into 600+ bushes over 25 years. Orange Muscat Leaf 01, Leaf 02, Leaf 03, Leaf 04, Leaf 05, Leaf 06 All 6 Paintings: Acrylic on Canvas; W,L 5" x 7"x .75"* This is an example of what the backs of the paintings look like (OML #5, OML #6) Red Barbera 01, 02, 03, 04 All: Acrylic on Canvas; W 5" x 7" x .75"* Ashes from wildfires fell on paintings and were highlighted. Abstract Leaf: Primitivo Acrylic on Canvas 5" x 7"x .75"* Chenin Blanc 01, 02, 03 All: Acrylic on Canvas W,L 5" x 5" x 1.25"* Fall Chenin Blanc Acrylic on Canvas 5" x 7" x .75"* Rock Wall 1 Acrylic on Canvas 48" x 30" Rock Wall Box 01, 02 Both: Acrylic on Canvas W 5" x 5" x 1.25"* Zin Trio Acrylic on Canvas 30" x 48"* Spuds on Wall Acrylic on Canvas W 5" x 7" x .75"* Wheels on Wall 01, 02, 03, 04 Both: Acrylic on Canvas 02 View 2 W 12" x 12" x 1.25"* Zinfandel Vine 01, 02, 03 All: Acrylic on Canvas W 12" x 24" x .75"* Cat with Magnum I Acrylic on Canvas 18" x 36"* The top third of each of the "Zinfandel Vine" paintings is a vista: "01" is the boulder facing east, atop the forest; "02" is the boulder facing northwest to the old zins, down into the Cosumnes River canyon; "03" is the oak knoll atop a hill facing south. These paintings break down perspective, location, and horizon "rules." Order - Wine - Library - Art - Framing - Events - Tour - Map/Hours - Grapes - Bulk Wine - Español Original art images on this page are Copyright 2002-2010 Michael Spinetta.. Web publishing on this domain by permission of the artist. Artist retains copyright after sale of artwork.Charles Spinetta Winery, Spinetta Family Vineyards, Zinetta, and the CSW Logo are registered trademarks of Charles J. Spinetta. Unless otherwise specified, all images and copy contained within the charlesspinettawinery.com domain are Copyright 1984-2012 Charles J. Spinetta. All rights reserved. Charles Spinetta Winery and Wildlife Art Gallery 12557 Steiner Road, Plymouth, California 95669, USA, telephone: (209) 245-3384, facsimile: (209) 245-3386