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In your opinion, what characterizes being an artist in Quebec City?<\/strong><\/p>\n I think we are lucky to live in an environment that offers great opportunities to help professional and semi-professional artists make themselves known. Qu\u00e9bec offers a rich cultural and urban life while preserving an inspiring proximity to nature.\u00a0\u00a0 As far as I am concerned, the St-Laurence river, the woods and the large green spaces are indispensable for resourcing and creativity. Whom is the artist from Quebec City that inspires you the most ?<\/strong><\/p>\n It is in moments that are often peculiar and unexpected that a piece of work, in its uniqueness, makes something resonate. Recently I was touched by the bronze sculptures of Gr\u00e9goire Aniocl\u00e8s. I also appreciated the crystalline beauty of some of Martin Beaupr\u00e9’s creations, as well as the colors and volumes of the faces painted by Fran\u00e7oise Nielly.<\/p>\n What is your creative process?<\/strong><\/p>\n It is purely intuitive. It\u2019s like an inner movement, a sensation, an emotion that flows all the way through the fingers. It sometimes expresses itself in resonance with an encounter, a circumstance, a perception, even a sensibility that sometimes escapes me. I like abstract art because it gives free rein to this kind of expression.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Where is the place you go rejuvenate yourself in Quebec?<\/strong><\/p>\n This often results in a restaurant or a cup of coffee accompanied by a pastry in a cozy cafe. \u00a0\u00a0Some of my favorite coffeeshops\u00a0 are the Maelstrom, St-Henri and ES Caf\u00e9 (on the South Shore of Quebec). Gastronomy side, La Planque and Battuto are the kind of places where I like to recharge my taste buds. \u00a0Be that as it may, a simple time spent gazing at \u00a0trees swaying in the wind is often enough to recharge my batteries.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n What is the mornign routine<\/strong><\/p>\n I put on my gloves for my fingers that serve me as brushes and I transform a dining room bathed in sunshine into a workshop. \u00a0All accompanied by the aroma of freshly ground coffee and a musical atmospheres which varies according to my mood of the moment. \u00a0\u00a0I especially like working in the morning. It has a unique and special character. I think it’s the sweetest, the most beautiful part of the day. The end of nights, \u00a0is also a moment when the mind is clear and maintains its greatest intimacy with intuition.<\/p>\n What “spot” would you recommend to an art lover who visit Quebec for the first time. Why?<\/strong><\/p>\n The Place Royale and the Quartier Petit Champlain (old Quebec), for the history that emerges from its architecture, its charming streets, its art galleries, its gastronomy and its evocations of Paris.<\/p>\n
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