Question 1

2026 : Les jardins de ma terre - Saint-Colomban

Accepted Answer

This exhibition invites us to enter an inner landscape, where the inner earth meets the mystery of the world. The source of my work now shifts deeper within me, originating in a more intimate, more organic place—somewhere between breath, gut, and intuition. It is there that I encounter what I call my earth. The work "Underground Fabrics" is one of its core elements. Close your eyes for a moment…Or simply let your gaze rest. Breathe gently. Imagine the earth beneath your feet.Beneath the surface, roots intertwine,Invisible networks are circulating,Life is organized in silence. Like the earth, we also carry within usDeep layers, inner landscapes. When the mind calms downand that breathing finds its rhythmSomething begins to whisper. A breath, a sensation,A discreet presence. My paintings often originate from this space.A place where the visible and the invisiblemeet. Perhaps, when faced with these works,you will recognize a fragmentof your own inner garden.

Question 2

2025 - Festival des Arts de Mascouche - Mascouche

Accepted Answer

A magnificent artistic event awaited art lovers from August 30th to September 1st. More than 60 exhibitors, including guest artist Éric Robitaille, were featured. Presented in the beautiful setting of Parc du Grand-Coteau, this renowned festival continues to be a must-see.

Question 3

2025: Sympos'Arts of Saint-Eustache - Saint-Eustache

Accepted Answer

On May 24 and 25, 2025, 36 Quebec artists gathered in the magnificent gardens of the Globesky Manor in Saint-Eustache to create live on site.Rain or shine, live art awaited you!A magnificent symposium, full of gentleness and joy in a spirit of kindness!

Question 4

2025: Territories | 25, a collective | 9 artists, Argenteuil - Lachute Art Center

Accepted Answer

An imprint of nature, a space of memory and sensations, a quest for dialogue between the environment and the human soul.My paintings, inspired by Quebec landscapes and personal memories, invite you to immerse yourself in worlds imbued with serenity and movement.

Question 5

2024 : Aux portes de l'invisible / At the Gates of the Invisible - Blainville

Accepted Answer

My work is part of a quest for connection between the visible and the invisible, the tangible and the immaterial, the timeless and the ephemeral.I seek to build a bridge between dream and reality… and a bridge between you and me beyond the visual to touch your soul.Thus, my abstract and semi-abstract artworks invite you to dream and transcend through the discovery of my worlds. It is with joy that I share them with you so that you, in turn, can delve into your own imagination and perhaps recognize us somewhere in this vast, infinite field where separation does not exist.My approach is simple:I find stillness, I become silent and I stand at the gates of the invisible to travel into inner worlds that want to incarnate here with us and bring a new essence… or a forgotten one.I paint in the step-by-step of the unknown path that I walk and which is revealed to me when I manage to silence the narrative in my head to surrender to something greater than myself.I paint the density of the knots that twist me and suddenly untangle themselves to let the fluidity of a newborn movement spring forth.I paint the torn fabrics and the luminescent obelisks that mark my path.I paint the birds that make the world beautiful and speak to us of freedom and unity.I paint to transcend what constantly occupies our minds and to reveal the often hidden dimension of our deepest nature.Mark Twain said that most people die at 25 but are buried at 75, that we do not die the day our heart stops beating but rather the day we stop dreaming.

Question 6

2023 : Entre ciel et terre / Between Heaven and Earth - Saint-Eustache

Accepted Answer

I paint in the movement inspired by the wind, the water, the butterfly and particularly the bird when it flies, dances, lands, crosses and transcends borders, inviting us to welcome the sky, to anchor it in our earth.And it could well be this same movement, I would say, that comes into me when I manage to put myself in "no expectations" mode, to silence my head, to be in "looseness"; this movement that allows me to gradually touch my joy of being and creating.These paintings are small steps towards my spontaneity, my true identity, what I usually call "my missing piece"; not that I've reached the destination or found the answer or the way, but rather that I appreciate the dialogue, the "not knowing," the doubt, the unpredictable. I enjoy searching... and letting myself be surprised.Yes, I am fortunate to have a talent, and also fortunate to have the courage and perseverance to continually learn lessons until they become a part of me. For if intuition exists, it finds us at work, and it is by relinquishing control that we find joy." There is a place in our bodies"Who no longer thinksAn IntelligenceWho hasn't forgotten the language of the Creator?Authentic because it springs from your gesture, from your word.The Lord of the Dance, Danis Bois

Question 7

2022 : Rêver - Saint-Eustache

Accepted Answer

Even as a young child, and the second of eight children, I loved to draw and, later, readily retreated into my inner world. There, I found a kind of tranquility, a soothing silence. My love of art and my thirst for creativity have always greatly helped me to recharge and grow.I understand better now that I will always be searching for what wants to express itself within me. As René Char said: "We do not reach the impossible, but it serves as our lantern."My classes with Francine Labelle and Jeannine Teebhoo, and especially my years with Caroline Archambault, a painter from Saint-Sauveur, taught me to paint by letting my imagination wander, seeking movement, free gesture, and a mode without expectation—what I like to call "loussitude"—which has led me increasingly to openness and receptiveness to something greater than myself. I walk into the unknown on the tightrope of my imagination, often blindly, with my spontaneity and… my fears and blockages, of course, trying to let the invisible and the unified speak.Throughout these years of learning, I've become familiar with various techniques (drawing, oil, watercolor, acrylic, ink, mixed media), and what appeals to me most is not knowing in advance what will emerge, even if I have an idea, a feeling, sometimes even a sketch. I like to engage in a dialogue with the canvas and allow myself to be surprised by the artist within me and the response I receive from the materials I use. The images that arise from these dialogues often speak of the elements and organic worlds.I play with spaces, fullness and emptiness, contrasts of colors, textures, light and transparency; finally, what leads to the presence of the intimate and unsuspected intention of the artist that inhabits me when she manages to silence her head and let the essence pass through.I continue on this path hoping that my paintings will give off an authentic expression, that they will project the viewer into a wider, even infinite world, leaving access to their imagination or their presence.I conclude with this:“One would gladly wish that the artist, however great, would never cease throughout his career to be an amateur, if we give this word its full meaning: one who loves, one who gives himself to his art neither out of ambition, nor vanity, nor greed, but solely out of love, and who, subordinating his entire being to this pure passion, vows humility, patience, and courage.” Jacques Copeau, Appels, pp. 145–146

Question 8

2020: On the edge of my imagination - Saint-Hippolyte

Accepted Answer

First of all, a big thank you to the town of Saint-Hippolyte, beautiful and natural, to Mr. Bruno Laroche, Mayor, to the Cultural Department, Mrs. Patricia Lopraino, its director, to Gilles, here from the library, for this wonderful opportunity you are giving me to exhibit my paintings.This is a retrospective of my work from the last five years, during which I primarily sought movement , free gesture , and a " no-expectation " approach—what I call " loussitude ." This term is borrowed from an artist from whom I learned a great deal, Caroline Archambault, from St-Sauveur. You know, as the painter Soulages said, "We paint first and foremost out of personal, intimate necessity, which makes life possible." Well, there you have it, I desperately needed this loussitude.My joy is in getting there more and more. All these paintings have been small steps, in a way, towards my spontaneity, my identity; not that I am or have found the answer or the way but rather that I appreciate the dialogue, the "not knowing", the doubt, I appreciate being in the unpredictable, searching.And tonight I have the chance to see how you receive these works and how they open you up to new inner horizons.

Question 9

2019: Sur le fil de mon imaginaire / On the Thread of My Imagination - Bois-des-Filion

Accepted Answer

This exhibition is a retrospective of my paintings from recent years, during which I have painted with a focus on movement, free gestures, and an open-ended approach.This form of "loussitude" (loosening up) has increasingly led me to openness and receptiveness to something greater than myself. I walk into the unknown along the thread of my imagination, like a tightrope walker, often blindly, relying on my spontaneity and, of course, my fears. I enjoy engaging in a dialogue with the canvas, allowing myself to be surprised by the presence within me and the response of the materials I use. The images born of these dialogues often speak of the elements and organic worlds.You may see in these works the silence and stillness that initially existed on the blank canvas, followed by the movement—sometimes small, sometimes broad, and occasionally wild—that took hold, bringing chaos and then mystery, spaces of fullness and emptiness, contrasts of colors, shapes, and textures, as well as light and transparency. Ultimately, these lead to the presence of the artist's intimate and unexpected intention when she succeeds in silencing her mind and allowing the essence to emerge.I now feel I have reached a more authentic and effortless expression, and I thank you for giving me the opportunity to share my joy with you.I hope these paintings transport you to a much larger, even infinite world, leaving room for your own imagination to take flight.

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