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“Le bord du chemin”
© Nicole Vasseur
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Name:
Nicole Vasseur
Bio:
Nicole Vasseur was born in Bourges, France,
in 1954. She taught herself
the basics of drawing, tried out oils
and acrylics, before specialising in pastel.
She joined an
artists’ association in Saint Florent sur Cher, in 1988, becoming
President from 1997 to 2002. She is currently vice-President of this Groupe
Artistique Florentais.
She has had solo
exhibitions of her work in 1997 and 2002, and had shown in group exhibitions in
Paris as well as in regional shows. She has won many prizes for her pastels
(see website for details) and has been guest artist at Marmagne, Sancoins, la
Chapelle St Ursin, at Lunery and at Lye in 2009. Holding a Diploma from the Fédération Nationale de la Culture Française, she
has participated in the Festival National des Peintres et Sculpteurs de
Bordeaux ; the Salon des Peintres et Sculpteurs of Nantes, the Autumn
Salon of l’Ecole de la Loire at Blois ; and at the Art and Poetry Salon of Touraine at
Tours.
Nicole teaches
pastel, including a session at the Université Populaire de Bourges in
2004.
Most recently Nicole’s laurels include the 2010 Grand
prix du Salon des Amis de Montmartre at Issoudun ; 2012 Prix du Conseil Général
at St Florent sur Cher ; Grand prix du Salon des Aix d'Angillon ; Prix
de la Communauté de communes at the Salon de Pastel en Périgord, and in 2013
the Gold Medal at the 31st salon of the Val du Cher à St Victor (03) – and
the 1st Prize for Pastel at the Salon des Arts Bourbonnais at Vichy.
Medium:
Pastel
Subjects:
Landscape, flowers
Style:
Representational.
Navigation:
Website is in French. Galeries opens to a selection of themes; once chosen, one
cannot move from one themed gallery to another, but must navigate via
back-button or return via Main Menu which remains available at side of page.
Gallery: Galerie Paysages
(Landscape) ; Galerie Fleurs (Flowers) ; Galerie Tableaux Modernes
(Modern Paintings) ; Galerie Abstraits (Abstract); Galerie Divers (Various).
Image
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window and may not be saved. Dimension is stated. Le bord du chemin is 85x100
cms.
Blog/Demo:
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Les pastels de Nicole sont magnifiques, poétiques...
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Merci Véro - je vais le feter prochainement...
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