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nne Drouin is a highly respected Canadian artist who has won many
awards and accolades. Her works have been exhibited in many galleries in both group and solo expositions including the World Orchid Congresses in Dijon, France and Miami, Florida. Her art has been
published numerous publications including the 18th World Orchid Congress Proceedings, French Edition Orchidées.
her work. Her muse is the flower and her pallet is full
of color, blend directly on the canvas to get the right
shade of the real one.
Anne captures the heart of what she paints and probably yours also. www.annedrouin.com
Paintings - Inside front cover: Bal en blanc;
In 2000, Anne Drouin’s path led her to meet one of nature’s most beauti- Opposite page: À la grandeur de sa beauté huile; and
ful jewels. This meeting had a deep impact on her creative soul. Anne fell below: Hommage Intense Huile
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in love with these extraordinary flowers, the orchid! Since that moment,
she has participated in many exhibitions highlighting orchids, all over the
world.
The shapes, the colors and the sensitivity of these flowers touched her
heart and soon became her favorite subject. Today she has many of these in
her home and garden. Every time one is in bloom, her heart falls in love all
over again. Many of her works are born from this joy and happiness.
Her artistic skills
Anne was born an artist and has turned to many forms of art over the
years to give voice to her creativity expression. Finally in 1988, she was
offered the art form that would be the outlet for her passion...oil painting,
she has been doing it since she was twelve years old. Flowers, drawings and
colors are her greatest passions, all together they become portraits of flowers with vibrant colours and pure line; the link is the ardour of the painter.
Pure color, harmony and beauty in all its forms, those are hallmarks of
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