Waterpainting on...

Paper

Member of « La Société Canadienne de l’aquarelle », « Institut des arts figuratifs » and « Lakeshore Association of Artists »,

     Lise Saint-Cyr has studied in arts, obtained her diploma at the « College du Vieux Montréal » in 1978 and pursued her studies at Sherbrooke University. She has exhibited in more than 20 group exhibitions since 1988. She had three important solos, and won many prizes and awards. Due to a great demand from watercolor fans, she has started giving lessons and demonstrations in 1997.

     She is well known for her portraits and has executed many contracts including Vincente Fox, Mexico’s president. Her work is part of private collections, such as Schweppes, Cadbury, Coca-Cola, Domtar and many more. She has been interviewed by « The Gazette » journalist, Mr. Mike King, who had his article published in two pages of the newspaper in March 1999. The article was titled « Portrait of Childhood ». She has also been interviewed for the winter 2003 / 2004 « Magazin’Art », under the title « a tender soul », where 10 of her watercolors were published.

Canvas

    In 2005, Lise Saint-Cyr discovers watercolor on canvas. Different from paper, this support will bring her freedom and a new spontaneity. She develops a technique with a figurative style on an abstract background. Without any pre-drawing she brings out figures on washes that she applied with free-flowing gestures, with no pre-conceived ideas, letting herself be guided by her emotions. That first background will then determine the subject. Working mostly negatively, the forms will appear, the subject will take shape but the effect will stay fluid and loose. “I tried acrylic ink on those canvases but no medium better than watercolor can bring this light and transparency, like on paper the white is not applied with pigment, but it is the support beneath and that is what gives to this difficult and extraordinary luminosity.” (The watercolor on canvas are varnished and don’t require a glass of protection.).