From September 21st to October 4th, exhibition by artist-illustrator ROXANE PARADIS "The Beauty of the World"

For as long as I can remember, drawing has always been my greatest refuge. I would say that even today it remains the most delightful place where I love to find myself, pencils in hand, with the deep desire to beautify the world by enveloping it in colors.

Here I am, still driven by the same desire, to draw, to paint little scenes of life that I love to transform into magical moments.

At the beginning of my career, I worked on several children's books as an illustrator and as a senior painter on film sets. Discovering painting opened me up to another colorful world where my imagination runs free to create little scenes of life in a colorful blend of reality and fantasy, inviting you to come and play.

I sit down in front of my canvas and immerse myself in it; it transforms and surprises me. I can spend hours, days, and sometimes months on it.

I would describe my style as figurative, playful, and colorful. I like to transform the landscapes around me into whimsical little scenes of life. My canvases are filled with an infinite number of elements. You have to wander through them and observe every square inch to discover a hidden little world.

Several canvases in this exhibition represent, on average, more than 500 to 800 hours of work. The accompanying texts allow the public to understand my creative process. In them, I share, sometimes humorously, my reflections on the events that move me. All of this stems from a desire to share with you my love for my work and the simplicity that life should be.

Thank' to the life!

Roxane Paradis

VERNISSAGE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, FROM 5 PM TO 8 PM