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Couleur translates to In Color
and it expresses the strong focus on color of a group of artists
that formed to paint and exhibit together. They express their
individual artistic visions with free brushwork, lush and often unexpected
colors and with a strong focus of light in their landscapes and still lifes.
Their roots are firmly grounded with the Impressionists, Expressionists, Fauves,
the Society of Six and other proponents of the free use of color and form to
express a sense of the beauty of the natural world.
Individually
each is a successful artist, with works in collections nationwide and abroad,
yet feel that together they can share ideas and inspiration, promote their
artistic vision and, like many others, raise funds for specific environmental
causes.
“There
is a special encouragement that artists can share with each other. We each have
our different styles, yet there is a connectedness to our work, this emphasis on
color, and light’s effects on it, that joins us visually. We all get very
excited about painting, and enjoy sharing this excitement with each other.
It’s very inspirational. Each of
us is also deeply committed to sharing our connectedness to the land and our
hope that we can help preserve it. Every time someone looks at one of our
paintings and feels pleasure or appreciation for it and the place it represents,
we are getting the message to them that not only the art but the place is
important.”
The
Signature Members of En Couleur are:
Lindy
Duncan
Kathleen
Elsey
Robin
Fahey Cameron
Connie
Kirk
Jeanette
Le Grue
Camille
Przewodek
Lesley
Rich
Lesley Rich, Kathleen Elsey, Lindy Duncan, Robin Fahey Cameron,
Camille Przewodek, Connie Kirk
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