Radio-Canada et Salon du livre

À tout hasard, j'ai retrouvé une entrevue que j'ai faite l'automne dernier au Salon du livre à Shipaggan sur le site de Radio-Canada. L’équipe de Radio-Canada était présente lors de cet événement, et j’ai discuté d’illustration avec l’animatrice Anne Godin. Vous pouvez entendre l’entrevue en utilisant l’hyperlien ci-contre.

Ceci étant dit, je vais participer à la deuxième édition du Salon du livre à Petit-Rocher qui aura lieu du 24 au 26 mai. Venez encourager ce jeune évènement qui reçoit d’ailleurs beaucoup d’appui de la communauté de la région Chaleur! Je serais aussi au Salon du livre de Dieppe cette année avec une nouvelle parution dans la collection Wabanaki avec Bouton d’or Acadie.

http://www.radio-canada.ca/emissions/tout_un_samedi/2011-2012/chronique.asp?idChronique=178758

Un nouveau livre illustré chez Bouton d'or Acadie

Voici un nouveau livre illustré dont Pascal Lejeune est l'auteur.  Le livre est basé sur sa chanson "Ti garçon à papa".  Il y a un CD inclus avec le livre pour vous permettre d'écouter sa chanson, une mélodie qui est d'ailleurs très attachante.  Le livre est disponible chez Bouton d'or Acadie.

http://www.boutondoracadie.com/bdoa_02_produits/02_catalogue/02_catalogue_fic...

 

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Toronto International Art Fair

This year I was able to participate at the TIAF along with Robert's Gallery.  They had a few paintings of mine along with the large one of a New Brunswick fall.  For me, the great thing about this year event is that I was able to attend, thanks to a travelling grant from ArtsNB.  I had the chance to meet some art collectors who knew much about my work. The urban setting is an unusual surrounding for me, but I enjoy spending some time in a large city like Toronto, where, well, there are more people than trees!

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Kejimkujik National Park

I just got back from a 4 day solo hiking trip around the Liberty lake loop in Kejimkujik National park in Nova Scotia. It was amazing.  I saw some places that reminded me of my last canoe trip 15 years ago in Kejimkujik. I recognize some pine trees on islands that I had sketched the last time I was there, only to sketch them again. It was like seeing old silent friends again. I now have great images from which to work with for my next series of oil paintings.  Here is a few photograph of the area, and a sketch of those pines...

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Grand-Papa Godin

This is an unusual subject for me.  I've been putting humain subjects in my paintings lately, but rarely am I interested in farmlands in my own composition.  Although the light can be amazing in the open country.  So while I was at my wife's family farm this August, I saw my wife's grand-father taking care of his patatos early in the morning.  The light, the man's typical stance and his stare made it worthwhile.  I had to do something about that.  He'll be 96 in a couple of months.

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What a messy artist I am.

Painting is a messy business.  At least, it is for me.  My kids always find it quite illarious how I look after a good dayswork.  They can't fathom how I can get paint in my ears.  I tell them : "well, sometimes my ears scratches, so...I scratch".  But how I look is not the point of this post though.  I just wanted to share a picture of my latest painting.  It is one of the largest I've done so far - 5 feet tall.  It's going to Toronto.

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