Biography
Born in Montreal, Canada, my passion for painting goes back to my childhood. I became a full-time professional artist in 2006, after leaving behind a successful career as a management consultant. The past several years have been devoted to my artistic development through an active pursuit of custom training in the visual arts. I began working in oils, followed by acrylics, and today I’m engaged in mixed media because of the great freedom it allows. My expression is strong and direct. I like to create paintings where the figurative and abstract complement each other using textures in a warm colour palette.
Artistic Training
- Different Ways into Art (Advanced Mixed Media) – Donna Baspaly, Vancouver (2009)
- From Line and Shape to Complex Surfaces - Gerald Brommer, Toronto (2009)
- The Middleness of Painting (Advanced Mixed Media) – Donna Baspaly, Vancouver (2008)
- Collagraph Printing - Eneida Hernandez, Montreal (2008)
- Printmaking-Monotype I and II – J. Tétrault - Visual Arts Centre, Montreal (2007, 2008)
- Mixed Medai projects (Advanced) – Diane St-Georges, Qc (2007, 2008)
- Life Drawing in Mixed Media – L. Lachance-Legault et D. St-Georges, Qc (2007)
- Series in Mixed Media – Louise Lachance-Legault, Qc (2007)
- Mixed Media & the Environment – Robert Hinchley, Nepean Creative Art Centre, On (2007)
- Drawing I, Drawing II, Drawing «From the Right Side of the Brain » – H. Schleeh, Visual Arts Centre, Montreal (2004, 2005, 2006)
- New Approaches to Painting - P. Walsh, Visual Arts Centre, Montreal (2004, 2005, 2006)
- Exploring Light, Painting Landscape - R. Duval, Visual Arts Centre, Montreal (2005, 2006)
- Exploration in Mixed Media – Nicole Foreman, SCA-Canadian Watercolour Society, Qc (2005, 2006)
- Experimentation, Exploration, and Creativity – L. Lachance-Legault, N. Foreman, C. Fafard, L. Chainé, D. Gervais, D. St-Georges, SCA, Qc, 2006
- Drawing I – A. Lee, Saidye Bronfman Centre, Montreal, 2003
Distinctions
- Third Prize – Visual Arts Award from “Les Versants du Mont-Bruno”, Arts Festival, Saint-Basile-le-Grand (2009)
- Honourable Mention, AAPARS – Visual Arts Exposition, St-Bruno (2007)
Associations
- FCA – Federation of Canadian Artists
- OMMA – Ottawa Mixed Media Artists
- VAO – Visual Arts Ontario