Abstract art "And the sun rose" by the painter Hélène Lachapelle

 And the sun rose is an original abstract painting by Hélène Lachapelle, created with acrylic on canvas and completed in Quebec in 2026. Large format (36 x 40 inches), this work is the result of a long creative process begun in 2022, bearing witness to an artistic and inner journey marked by transformation and resilience.

 Dominated by luminous tones of ochre, gold, and orange, the composition evokes the birth of light, revealing the choice of a new stage. Vertical, almost earth-like forms seem to emerge from the paint itself, like silhouettes or reliefs rising up in space. The contrasts between the dark, bluish, and gray areas and the luminous fields suggest a passage between two states: from shadow to light, from tension to openness.

 This abstract artwork explores the universal theme of renewal. It evokes the end of a complex phase and the possibility of a new horizon. The free and expressive brushstrokes reveal rich textures and traces of movement reminiscent of natural forces: rock, wind, and the light diffusing at dawn.

 With Et le soleil se leva (And the Sun Rose ), Hélène Lachapelle offers a profoundly intuitive contemporary painting, where matter and color become the vehicles of an inner transformation. The work invites the viewer to contemplate this fragile and powerful moment when, after the turmoil, a new light appears.

 This original abstract painting is part of the artistic approach of the Quebec artist, who for several years has been exploring inner landscapes, the cycles of nature and the metamorphoses of consciousness through color and matter.