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“ Breaking Silence ” © Louise Frechette
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Name: Louise
Frechette, PSA
Bio: Louise Frechette was born in San Francisco in 1942. Louise has been an ocean swimmer in San Francisco and has been painting the ocean since 1978. She speaks with reverence and
fascination of the sea, saying her artwork is an attempt to transpose life's
mystery into something as beautiful - but more tangible.
Louise started using pastels by chance when she ran out of
oils at an outdoor show and someone gave her pastels. However, through the use
of gold and silver leaf she adds another dimension, creating what she calls
"living paintings." The precious metal leaf will tarnish - going
greenish or brown - in 10, 20 or 30 years, giving the work a living quality
within the timelessness of the pastel medium. The
artist has had one-person shows in galleries in four states. She was the
recipient of the National Grumbacher Gold Medallion Award at the Wind River Art
Artist Guild, Dubois, Wyoming. Her work was featured in the Pastel Journal in
August 2008.
Louise's now lives and works in Kennebunkport, Maine.
Medium: Pastel, oil.
Subjects: Seascapes
Style: Representational.
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the gallery page.
Gallery: The Art: Pages 1
through 4.
Image
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where the details are listed. Download is possible. Image quality is excellent.
Breaking Silence is 33 x 55 ins, 700 x 357, 108 KB and is pastel and platinum leaf.
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Fantastique!!! Parfois, on ne sait pas si on est dans les vagues ou dans les nuages ;-)
ReplyDeleteHave a good day Niall ;-)
à toi le même!
ReplyDeleteThe light in the waves is amazing - beautiful...!
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