Linda Lamontagne

Statement:

Discovering figurative oil paintings was a revelation to me.  I pursued this form for a few years, but over time my style became more suggestive.  Nowadays, taking my inspiration from the "naive" school, I paint less rigidly.  I use lively colours in the foreground and more subdued tone behind to create an illusion of perspective.  The theme I am expressing is one of joyfulness.  My favourite subjects are rustic meals and houses that seem to dance to the rhythms of summer.  The details I add bring a kind of music to the paintings.

Movement is always at the heart of my compositions.  I paint with a long bristled brush called a "trainard.  I am self-taught and my passion is to discover things through my art.  When I paint I feel happy; I positively glow.