Visual Arts Exhibition by André de Bellefeuille in Huntingdon

Artist André de Bellefeuille will present the exhibition "De la spatule au pinceau", from November 5 to November 26 at the Alfred-Langevin Cultural Hall in Huntingdon. André has been drawing since he knows how to hold a pencil. By refusing to conform, he is the kind of artist who likes to explore — impressionism, automatism, and his works are the reflection of a disturbed era characterized by multiple changes. In the late 60's, he met Pierre Gauvreau (1922-2011) who became is mentor. At the time Pierre was his colleague at Radio-Canada and then at Radio-Quebec. In the 90’s, André went to the School of Fine Arts which made him explore the figurative arts. The nature has always inspired him. He took thousands of pictures and brought them home to let his brushes run freely on the canvas afterward. By doing so, he explored the backcountry of the Montérégie - where he has since lived for 44 years. Thereafter, supervised by Pat Walsh — a local artist who devotes her time and her talent to the community of the "Valley"- André finally finds the confidence he was lacking for years. At the end of the 90’s, he makes the transition from the spatula to the brush which allows him to tame another style of painting, another approach. "The paint differs from the photography, it gets closer to a more realistic style, without being a total reproduction" – Entry of his journal, March 4th, 1997. André attends many exhibitions and local events and he is a member of the Cercle des artistes peintres et sculpteurs du Québec thanks to whom, four of his paintings — among others The Pond, were part of an exhibition in France in 2002. The exhibition "De la spatule au pinceau" is presented with the collaboration of his life partner Francine, who selected the works and his daughter Sylvie, who coordinated the event. (M.P.)