Mireille Duchesne's Artist Profile
Mireille Duchesne from Goldens Bridge, United States
i like artist
Trained as a classical painter in the tradition of Chiaroscuro, light and dark, Mireille is always very excited by the interaction of these 2 elements but color is also her passion. Dark, Light , colors are the main actors of her paintings, they play together to give the audience , pleasure,, Joy, energy, If she has succeeded to incite these feelings , her goal as an artist is fulfilled Times are changing, new paradigms are formed. The world is in tumult..... so the artistic world . I had to change also , I had to leave the Peace, Harmony and Serenity of classical painting to enter this unfolding world of multi dimensions, of fragmentation and of the unknown Palette knives, bold brush strokes and vibrant colors allow me to energetically express these scary but exciting multiple faces of our new realities. Forms emerging from my subconscious are the catalysts and conspirators of my once deliberate intentions. The resulting work is a synthesis of the old and the new My goal is to actively capture the emotional interplay of what is and what is hidden.
Artist's Statement
Trained as a classical painter in the tradition of Chiaroscuro, light and dark, Mireille is always very excited by the interaction of these 2 elements but color is also her passion. Dark, Light , colors are the main actors of her paintings, they play together to give the audience , pleasure,, Joy, energy, If she has succeeded to incite these feelings , her goal as an artist is fulfilled Times are changing, new paradigms are formed. The world is in tumult..... so the artistic world . I had to change also , I had to leave the Peace, Harmony and Serenity of classical painting to enter this unfolding world of multi dimensions, of fragmentation and of the unknown Palette knives, bold brush strokes and vibrant colors allow me to energetically express these scary but exciting multiple faces of our new realities. Forms emerging from my subconscious are the catalysts and conspirators of my once deliberate intentions. The resulting work is a synthesis of the old and the new My goal is to actively capture the emotional interplay of what is and what is hidden.
I was born in Normandie , France. I received a formal education at the Lycee of Le Havre , the University of Rouen for a French master degree. Although, as long as I can recollect I always had a color pencil then a brush in my hands; Being an artist was not acceptable for my parents , so beside my formal education I took evening classes at the beaux Arts. As a former wife of a French expatriate I traveled much and was exposed to various cultures and many styles of art ,I was very influenced by the light and the colors of tropical countries I am now living in Goldens Bridge NY Education Beaux Arts France Pastel Society of America NY US Art student league NY US Art Societies Artist Member of Salmagundi Club Active member of Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Signature member of Pastel Society of America I received numerous awards for her pastels as well as her oil paintings, among others, at the Pastel Society of America, the Salmagundi Club and the Catharine Lorillard Wolfe. I am teaching at the Katonah Art Center