Danièle FUCHS : July 27 - August 01, 2008

Oil or watercolor : a poetic vision of landscapes and flowers

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Of her Dunoyer de Segonzac said : "A temperament of an artist, a great sensitivity joined to tenderness and true emotion in front of nature and life. Female qualities without insipidness nor preciosity and a broad, almost virile vision. That is how I see Danièle Fuchs, painter and engraver." Danièle takes us in her world of springtime with an abundance of blossoming roses, fuchsia and wisterias. The graphic aspect, altogether vigorous, light, precise and free, inherited from her engraving experience, satisfies our intelligence and stimulates the viewer's spirit.

In this workshop you will discover the pleasure of painting, either with oil or watercolor, subjects such as mills, rivers, flowers, farms or villages. Nature offers a multitude of subjects and you need to learn how to choose, to make a composition and transform the three dimensional space into a two dimensional work on canvas or paper. While respecting your personality we will address these demands in terms of composition, values, colors, harmony and quality of painting. There will be no question of competition but simply spending a great time sharing our passion for painting.

Danièle Fuchs, who studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris where she was the student of Cami and Goërg, is member of several salons : Salon d'Automne, Salon des Artistes Français, Comparaisons, Dessin et Peinture à l'Eau, Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts. She is Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, has innumerable distinctions and has exposed in the major cities and capitals of the world including Tokyo, Kyoto and Palm Springs. In 2003 she was invited to Japan to represent French painting. April 2004 in Viroflay : retrospective "Fifty years of Painting" in the premisses of Écu de France. Galleries in France : Varine Gincourt in Paris, Crécy in Crécy-la-Chapelle, St-Hubert in Lyon. Bibliography : Bénézit, Pratique des Arts n°6 Feb-March 1996 p.52-57, "Danièle Fuchs 40 ans de Peinture", "Jehan Despert illustre Danièle Fuchs". Rare limited editions : "Versailles aux carrés" 1983 (Lefèbvre), "La passion selon Saint-Luc" etchings and aquatints 1990 (Carrés d'Art), "La Guirlande de Julie" 17th century poems 1991 (Carrés d'Art), "Torchères" Hervé Bazin 1991 (Carrés d'Art).