Jacques Poirier - Bateaux en cale seche 20x24 Steve currently paints from his

Steve currently paints from his well-appointed country art studio just north of London

The vivid tones and the variations of light give life and a theatrical spirit to his creations

Canada’s former Prime Minister Jean Chrétien often gave paintings by Rebry to foreign dignitaries and even to Pope John Paul II in 1998

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It took ten years before he became established and was able to devote himself full-time to painting

Jacques Poirier - Bateaux en cale seche 20x24 Steve currently paints from hisJacques Poirier loves to paint the Laurentians the North Shore and the Charlevoix regions because of their character. What strikes everyone who views a Poirier painting for the first time is the extraordinary ruggedness of the landscape he has painted. Poirier does not use a lot of clashing colors or contrast in his paintings, he prefers subtleness with his colors, which lets the landscape itself be the star. I have always been fascinated by the