CURRICULUM VITÆ
Huguette Gauthier Brun (Huguet Brun)
Démarche artistique
Mon mouvement artistique est simplement une exhaltation de la vie et de mes énergies positives. Le fait de posséder 23 années comme expérience en tant qu'infirmière m'a enseigné à vivre pleinement chaque moment de la vie. J'ai choisi de miser sur les aspects positifs et sur tout ce que la beauté d'exister me procure du seul fait d'être là et en santé.
Je passe beaucoup de temps à regarder la nature. Ces impressions demeurent imprégnées dans ma mémoire et attendent le moment propice pour être transposées sur la toile de mon atelier. Parfois lorsque je peins ces images s'accompagnent de ressentis. J'aime aussi photographier et il m'arrive d'être inspirée des photos. La nature de ma composition se révèle au fur à mesure selon les formes et la lumière qui s'y dégage. Mes thèmes varient, selon l'enthousiasme du moment. Cela peut devenir un paysage, scène de genre, portrait, interprétation ou peinture figurative avec métamorphose aussi bien qu'un tableau contemporain objectif ou non.
Je travaille avec plusieurs médiums comme l'huile, l'acrylique, l'encre, and parfois j'y inclus des matériaux mixtes. Tout peut me servir en autant que le procédé est concluant et que les matériaux sont de qualités appréciables. J'adore les contrastes et la transparence autant que les passages d'aplats opaques, colorés, et l'ajout de textures et empâtements qui peuvent créer des tableaux qui vibrent en énergie et qui transmettent l'émotion." J'ai amorcé un processus de recherche pour la création d'une série d'oeuvres sur un théme plus spécial. L'aboutissement de ces années de connaissances, de pratiques et de raffinements cheminent désormais vers une ultime réalisation.
Biographie
Artist Statement
My artistic expression is simply a celebration of life and my positive energy. My 23 years experience working as a nurse has taught me to value every experience that I encounter. I choose to focus on the positive aspects, and particularly on the beauty of existence as a result of simply being alive and in good health.
Creating art has become a way of life for me in recent years. It has changed from something that I enjoy doing, to something that I am compelled to do. Everything that I see, I look at in terms of capturing it in two dimensions. Objects are transformed into shapes, values, and colours.
I spend time outdoors observing nature. The impressions are imprinted on my memory, waiting for the right moment when they can be transposed into paint on canvas in my studio. Often the images that I paint are created from my memories, and represent how I feel about the subject. I also enjoy photography, and I sometimes use my photographs for inspiration. The nature of my subject is revealed through different shapes and the way light moves through my compositions. My themes vary, depending on my inspiration at the time. These themes may result in a landscape, a floral, a portrait, an interpretive abstract or a figurative painting.
I work in various media such as oils, acrylics, inks, and sometimes include mixtures in my process. Anything goes as long as the process is archival, and my materials are artist quality. I love contrasts and transparencies as much as transitions of opaque tints, colour, and the addition of texture and impasto that can create paintings that vibrate with energy and that communicate emotions. I am in the process of research to create my current series of works on a very special theme. The results of my many years of learning, practice, and refinement have led me towards a final realisation in my work.
Biography
Huguette is originally from the Drummondville area and now lives with her husband in Ile Perrot, Quebec, in a century old house. Since 2003, Huguette has been attending courses in the Visual Arts Program at the University of Quebec at Montreal, UQAM. Her innate sense of design and skill in painting has been further developed through her participation in numerous exhibitions and workshops over the past twenty years. She has been influenced as much by the figurative work of the Old Masters as by the Abstract Expressionist Movement. Huguette is totally dedicated to her work as a professional artist. Huguette is inspired by the actual physical act of painting and enjoys using the paint itself to create interesting compositions. “The creative results are what give me my greatest satisfaction.” adds the artist.
