New exhibition celebrates the art of wildlife

The Alfred Langevin Cultural Hall is taking a walk on the wild side with the first show of the 2018 season with “L’Art du Vivant”, a joint exhibition featuring the works of wildlife artist Ginette Rouleau Boyer, accompanied by sculptors Serge Poirier and Stéphane Landrau, from January 28 to February 18. The trio of artists, all experts in their field, were brought together by their love of producing realistic and evocative pieces featuring different species of wildlife. Combined the three artists present a stunning exhibition demonstrating an incredible attention to detail and the beauty inherent in the wildlife around us. With a background in ceramics, Ginette Rouleau Boyer is a self-taught artist. She has been practicing the art of drawing for ten years, and has mastered the delicate mix of form, balance and aesthetics to the extent she has participated in the Salon des Métiers d’Art in Montreal. It was in July 2007, when Rouleau Boyer discovered a talent for drawing following a visit to the Renoir exhibition at the National Museum of Canada. Since then, she has worked at the skill daily with lead pencil, her favourite tool, to create the appearance of shadows and light without artifice, which gives her drawings a three-dimensional aspect. Serge Poirier’s wooden sculptures have been impressing audiences for years as a staple contribution to the group exhibition during the Journées de la Culture in the Haut-Saint-Laurent, including the 2017 edition, where he took home the Public’s Choice Award. A resident of Hinchinbrooke, Poirier invests hours of research into each of his wooden carvings to ensure they are shaped and painted to exact detail. Inspired by the beauty that surrounds him, Poirier is able to communicate his love for nature through his exquisite works. An immigrant who arrived in Quebec over thirty years ago as a tree planter, Stéphane Landrau, a great lover of wood, he enjoys having fun with different tree species he cultivates in his fifty-acre forest in Godmanchester. As one of his friends suggests, “a block of wood is like a book, you do not know what you will get until you open it up.” Landrau presents here a number of sculptures made from his wood. He is a true artist to be discovered. The exhibition will run until February 18, with the vernissage taking place on January 28, at 2 pm. The Alfred Langevin Cutural Hall is open every weekend free of charge from 1 pm to 4 pm. Visits during the week can also be arranged by reservation through Nancy Brunelle, the Coordinator for the Hall, at 450-264-5411 ext: 226.