“I see my soul reflected in my expressions.”

BIO

Louise Drouin is a Montreal based artist and art educator. She has been teaching Fine Arts, Painting, Drawing & Printmaking at Vanier College in Montreal since 1987. She received her MA. in Art Education from Concordia University in 1986. She is also a co-founder and art teacher at Ecole d’art Pointe-Saint-Charles Art School since 2015.

ARTIST STATEMENT

Painting is a way for me to document my feelings. The object, event, environment, time of light or whatever subject I might choose is a starting point and then the dialogue begins. I alternate between a direct gestural approach and working with layered complex patterns of textures and color.

Watercolor is a medium which propels continuous dialogue and improvisation, allowing me to be spontaneous and playful, the result always a surprise. I like to capture and sculpt light much like a singer sculpting sound, dancer sculpting space or writer sculpting thoughts. I strive to create an overall mood.

Life experiences and emotion is the fuel that spark me to envision my creations. I see my soul reflected in my expressions.