French mixed media professional artist based in the UK since 2002, exploring several themes and subjects.
"My work is a balance of everything : darkness and light, accident and control, emptiness and texture, complexity and simplicity, contradiction and reason".
Isabelle's artworks have been held in public and private collections in USA, UK, Germany, Italy, Finland, Austria, Sweden, Belgium, France, Australia, Hong Kong and China.
I am a self-taught artist and I am still learning. I use mainly acrylic, oil and recently glitter but I am also experimenting with other mediums (anything which creates texture and/or colours).
I am French and left my native country in 2000. Before coming to England in 2002, I spent a year in Germany and a year in Ireland. Living abroad has opened my mind a lot and helped me to see the word from different perspectives.
I mainly paint deserted landscapes so I can escape in a world where I can connect with the nature, alone, with a moment of quietness, reflexion and meditation.
I try to use a similar approach to life when it comes to painting: a mixture of reflexion and spontaneity. A life based on pure spontaneity is chaotic, full of mistakes, but at the same time very ecstatic and full of passion. So it`s good to keep a bit of both in order to have stability. I have tried to paint with pure spontaneity but I had to do lots of correction as there was no harmony, no unity, no balance. However; I need to keep this little “crazy moment” in some parts of my paintings to bring some emotion to the picture. I am still not sure if this “crazy moment” happens by surprise or if you are supposed to call it. It is a precious moment which does not last for ever. It is a bit like “luck” in life. You have to grab it while it`s there.
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11-12th May & 25-27 May 2013 : Open Studios Notts
November 2013 : Solo exhibition at Leabrooks Gallery. 36 Leabrooks Road, Somercotes, Alfreton, Derbyshire,DE55 4HB
PREVIOUS SOLO SHOWS:
7th of October to 4th of November 2011 - Brevonart Gallery (Doncaster). Preview Friday 6th of october 6-9 pm
7-27th August 2009 - Leabrooks Gallery
2004 -Mansfield Museum
MIXED EXHIBITIONS & PAINTINGS DISPLAYED:
2013 - Leabrooks Gallery (Derbyshire)
2012 - The Cafe (Edwinstowe)
2011 - The Forest Edge Gallery (Edwinstowe)
2011 - True Colours Art Gallery (Mapperley, Nottingham)
2009-2012 - BrevonArt Gallery (Doncaster)
since 2010 - The Samuel hall (Nottingham)
since 2010 - The Stag and Pheasant (Mansfield)
2008-2010 - Leabrooks Gallery (Somercotes)
2008 - Nottingham Society Of Artists - "Spring Exhibition" (Notingham)
2008 - The Gaia Gallery (Edwinstowe)
2006 - Mansfield Society Of Artists - Annual Summer Exhibition (Mansfield)
2006- Peli Deli (Matlock)
from 2004 to 2006 - Charisma Gallery (Matlock)
2005 - Mansfield Society Of Artists (I won 3 awards)
2004 - Mansfield Society Of Artists
2004 - Classic Fine Art (Derby)
2004 - Eyrie Gallerie (Mansfield)
