“Dear Painters”: My Love Letter to Quebec Artists
Marc Séguin, oil on linen, 16×32″, 2018 “Dear Painters”: My Love Letter to Quebec ArtistsThe story behind a 2018 series I painted in tribute to the Quebec artists who shaped me – Marc Séguin, Charles Daudelin (sculptor), Betty Goodwin, Marcel Barbeau, and more.
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7 Reece Mews: Meeting a Pantheon of Painters in Francis Bacon’s Studio
7 Reece Mews (Cézanne, Francis Bacon, Giacometti and Rembrandt), oil on linen, 67”X91”, 2017 7 Reece Mews: A Mystical Meeting of Painters in Francis Bacon’s StudioIn this transcendent scene, I visit Francis Bacon’s studio to look in on an imagined meeting between a pantheon of familiar faces.
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The Turin Horse – Did Empathy Drive Nietzsche to Madness?
The Turin Horse, oil on linen, 67″X60″, 2018 The Turin Horse – Did Empathy Drive Nietzsche to Madness?In this painting, I depicted The Turin Horse in a somber scene that questions the effects empathy had on the psyche of Friedrich Nietzsche.
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Michel Tremblay – A Look of Implacable Tenderness
Michel Tremblay, oil on linen, 46X46 inches, 2018, private collection. Michel Tremblay – A Look of Implacable TendernessVisually Michel Tremblay can only be presented frontally, without detour. There is no ambiguity in him, no enigmatic shadow, no artifice.
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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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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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Frederick Douglass: An American Example to Follow
Frederick Douglass, oil on linen, 36X30 inches, 2018, private collection. Frederick Douglass: An American Example to FollowDouglass represents the America I long for these days. The America whose strength and optimism is rooted in equal chances for everyone.
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Frida Kahlo: Painting Nightmares, Vulnerability, and Strength
Frida Kahlo, oil on linen, 36X30 inches, 2016, private collection. Frida Kahlo: Painting Nightmares, Vulnerability, and StrengthI painted her skin in grey tones, swept up by wild winds. I contrasted the solemnity of Greek statues with her image of Mexican exuberance.
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Samuel Beckett: A Wild Bird
Samuel Beckett III, oil on linen, 38X23 inches, 2017 Samuel Beckett: A Wild BirdPainting portraits of artists is an opportunity for me to integrate the subtleties of their work, which is something I love doing.
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