About Me

 

When you want to start selling your art, you are quickly told that you need a solid artist statement. This statement is supposed to give the reader and potential business partner/collector a sense of who you are and why you do what you do.

I could tell you that when I was a child, I was artistically inclined but did not live in an household that allowed me to develop my gifts.  It took decades to get there but I did.  Slapping down paint on canvas - a lot of it - after my separation and divorce was extremely therapeutic for me and helped me heal.

And about two years ago, I left my executive job in the federal public service and its big salary behind.  A not-so-classic tale  of realizing that the world you are in is no longer yours, when values conflict and the enjoyable moments have become non existent.

Painting and creating bring me joy, it is part of who I am.  For the second part of my life, I am going to put the verb "becoming" at the center of my journey -  I know that I haven't reached my artistic or personal end state.  Do we ever? 

In the arts, you are pushed to have a cohesive body of art, that is, to paint or create variations of the same painting - I am exaggerating but not that much.  I don't believe in this philosophy as in my mind, it undermines creativity and ultimately the artwork behind created. As such, I paint trees, and landscape, do mixed media and abstract work.  Increasingly, I am called to use art to discuss social issues.

I paint to become. 

Creating and painting have emerged as my true passion and purpose.  Using acrylic and mixed media, my art expresses my emotions, stories and social issues that accompany me through my journey. My paintings are characterised by vibrant colours and movement that I create using mostly pallet knives and my hands. I am also committed to paying it forward and helping others through art, donating a portion of each sale to local charitable organisations.

This year, the two organizations that I'm supporting are Centre 507 in Ottawa and the CIPTO in Gatineau.  Both organizations work with society's most marginalized. 

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