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Keith Linwood Stover - Curator
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The Cyber Art Show
"Bringing the Museum to You"
ARTIST'S STATEMENT
“I am inspired by my own travels. Places and people offer me new scenarios and feelings to pour into my painting. Europe, USA, Asia, all cultures suggest diversity, to which I want to be the eye witness. On the other hand, art is a lens that translates the outside world for me to understand it and connect to humanity.
My way to achieve this is either paint on location, or take notes and draw sketches when I travel. I strive to work by memory, which requires a deeper observation; I select only what really reso-nates within. If I use my own photos I draw an edited version of the subject. Then I decide my own color arrangement, according to my mood and pre-mix a limited number of colors on my palette. At this point the brushwork should be (or at least appear) the easiest and most effortless. In other words, the painting should paint itself!
Ultimately I want the viewer to get lost in a timeless story. It's my highest reward. And a bet every single time.”
Gallery #637
March 7, 2018
Twelve Pieces by Contemporary Artist
Daniele Cavillon Leclerc (Born 1949)
- Image of the Day -
"The Port of Dinan"
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Feature Artist Bio
By permission of the artist, The Cyber Art Show is pleased to feature the first of two 12-piece exhibitions of works by French painter Daniele Cavillon Leclerc (born 1949 in France).
A self-taught artist, Daniele Cavillon Leclerc aspires to go beyond figurative design to exalt the light and colors found in her artwork.
"It took 30 years for me to go from black pencil to color, from drawing to painting," she says. "I touched a little bit of everything, made many copies before buying a little box of County pastels to realize the Buddha of Odilon Redon that a friend introduced me to."
Daniele's painting influences reflect her passion for Impressionists of all nationalities. In 1994 she began attending workshops in Moret and St Mammès by the designer Pierre Brochard and the painter Claire Bianchi, to whom she pays tribute. She found group learning challenging and realized much progress in her artistry.
After studying economics at the University of Paris Assas, she embarked on a career in the private sector in administration. It was only after she retired that she was able to devote herself fully to painting, and particularly to pastels.
Daniele has recently moved to Brittany in Matignon in Côtes, where she has participated in many local exhibitions and won numerous awards. For years she has attended painting classes in the Paris region and enjoyed the privilege of working under several renowned artists.
Since moving to Brittany, the artist has formed a brand new association: the Arts café. Daniel anticipates her new projects will open up new artistic and creative perspectives.
ARTIST'S OFFICIAL BIO (see above)
Daniele Cavillon Leclerc's
OFFICIAL WEBSITE
http://dcavillon-art.fr/dcavillon-art/Bienvenue.html
ARTIST'S STATEMENT
“Not being able to practice oil at the workshop in Moret, I followed my new friends and invested in pastels ..... and there is really something magical between these sticks of colors and me. Drawing, spontaneity of the line, work in the open air, everything in this medium satisfies my pictorial needs, respecting the purity of the tones and magnifying the light.
Curiosity and the pleasure of discovery and have also led me to touch on other techniques such as oil, modeling land and very recently stone carving. It is very difficult for me to limit myself to a single technique as it is difficult for me to remain focused on the same type of subject; The result is a somewhat heterogeneous "work" built according to the desires and travels that I invite you to share.”
