Category Archives for Life

L’invention d’un visage

L’invention d’un visagePublication de mon premier roman chez Leméac éditeur le 22 février 2023C’est avec une immense joie et beaucoup de fierté que j’ai dédicacé les premiers exemplaires de mon roman L’invention d’un visage récemment. Il s’agit d’une histoire où la peinture de portrait, tel un superpouvoir, sert à tisser des ponts avec les gens, […]

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Painting for Ukraine

Ukrainian Resistance, oil on linen, 53″X72″, 2022. Photo: Guy L’Heureux Painting for Ukraine 🇺🇦My view of Russia’s war in Ukraine depicted in a painting. Because… I just couldn’t do nothing.

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I interviewed Vincent van Gogh 😳

I interviewed Vincent van Gogh Did that really just happen?

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Mathieu Laca interviewed in L'Artist Magazine in March 2020

INTERVIEW: L’Artis Magazine

​ INTERVIEW: L’Artis MagazineA few weeks ago, I was visited in my studio by the people behind L’Artis magazine. 

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A portrait of contemporary American composer John Adams painted by artist Mathieu Laca

A Letter to My Favorite Contemporary Composer, John Adams

John Adams, oil on linen, 42X48″, 2018 A Letter to My Favorite Contemporary Composer, John AdamsPainting American composer John Adams was an intensely personal experience for me. Here’s the letter I sent Adams to express my love for his work.

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mathieu laca color

Fluo Colors – The Secret Behind the Vibrancy of My Upcoming Paintings

[In Progress] Clara and Robert Schumann, 2019 Fluo Colors – The Secret Behind the Vibrancy of My Upcoming PaintingsLately, I’ve been dabbling in fluo color washes. As a painter known for my very toned-down palette, it may seem like a radical shift. It’s not.

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mathieu laca tremblay

New Edition of Michel Tremblay Anthology Features My Portrait

New Edition of Michel Tremblay Anthology Features My PortraitI’m honored to announce that my portrait of Michel Tremblay, perhaps the greatest Québécois writer, is featured on the cover of a new edition of Chronicles of the Plateau Mont Royal.

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[INTERVIEW] Mathieu Laca: Flaubert’s psychedelic therapist

[INTERVIEW] Mathieu Laca: Flaubert’s psychedelic therapistAn excerpt from a new interview featuring my history as a reader of Gustave Flaubert.

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oil on print

Introducing “Oil on Print”: Hand-Embellished Canvas Prints by Mathieu Laca

Introducing “Oil On Print”: Hand-Embellished Canvas Prints by Mathieu Laca Revealing my new media type – “Oil on Print” – and the story behind the name. 

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Mathieu Laca in E-Squared Magazine

Featured in E-Squared Magazine

Art and science have different methods but they share profound ties: being curious about the world we live in.

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