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I am honoured to have my painting \"Bird of Paradise\" enter the official collection of the province of New-Brunswick, Collections NB. And as a supplement to information I am supplying them, I am writing this piece about t...

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There are so many great things about watercolour!

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As I am writing this, it is only midway through March. Today, the trees are dressed in what may be one of their last winter coats. In my backyard, everything seems to be either black or white.

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After writing about Sorolla’s Limited palette, I was a curious about what historians knew about the colour palette he used in his later garden paintings.

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This unassuming Velazquez landscape painting is housed in the Prado Museum, Madrid, Spain. It was said that his trips to Italy were important for his career and in some ways shaped his painting style. The second time he ...

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When first coming into the Joaquin Sorolla exhibit at La Galeria de las Colecciones Reales, Madrid, the first painting on my right is a self-portrait of the painter holding his palette.

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During the last few years, I've been trying to find my place in figurative painting. I've been narrowing down my likes and dislikes, learning what works, and what doesn't...

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I have been an avid plein air painter for the past 5 years, but I live in Canada and in the winter it’s cold, and in the summer, it can get hot. More than that, I have to consider safety when painting in rural areas as w...

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As winter approaches, I thought it would be great to kick off the season with a meet and greet on Saturday November 12th from 2-4 at Galerie 12, Moncton, NB.

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If you're in Saint-John, NB, we have a small exhibit at Uncorked Tours in the Saint-John City Market. There will be an official opening on Friday the 22nd of April, from 5-7PM!

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I’m putting up: “Summer / Été” today, for the month of August! These are paintings that were done on location, on the Wolastoq River (sometimes known as Saint-John River / Rivière Saint-Jean).

","url":"https://natalielegere.com/field-notes/f/summer-%C3%A9t%C3%A9-galerie-sans-nom-moncton","title":"New Paintings at Galerie Sans Nom!","summary":"I’m putting up: “Summer / Été” today, for the month of August! These are paintings that were done on location, on the Wolastoq River (sometimes known as Saint-John River / Rivière Saint-Jean).","date_modified":"2021-07-28T10:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://natalielegere.com/field-notes/f/owls-will-be-shown-at-soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9-culturelle-kent-sud","html_content":"

March 24th to April 22nd, 2023, Galerie d’art Marie-Hélène Allain, at La Société Culturelle Ken-Sud will be hosting my paintings of North-American owls!

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The exhibit at Grassroots Gallery is up and open for viewing weekdays from 9-4! We will also be having an Opening Reception: Thursday, March 18th, 2021 at 5-7PM. The address is 362 Queen Street, upstairs above the Cap at...

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You’ve received your painting and are ready to hang it on the wall! You might find yourself wondering: “How does professional hang a painting?” If you do, read on, this post is for you.

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I’m more than midway through my online residency with ARIM. I have been working on a series called Interiors, working from life, learning from interesting teachers, bonding with our 9 month old and practicing self-care!

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New upcoming show of owl portraits in Fredericton, March 1st to April 15th, 2021!

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New work is available on my website and is on view at Galerie 12 (until January 5th)

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We’re so excited that the province of New-Brunswick has funded a series of plein air painting videos that I will be doing this Summer, live on Facebook! They will be available to view on my website and YouTube shortly a...

","url":"https://natalielegere.com/field-notes/f/live-plein-air-painting-videos-coming-soon","title":"Live Plein Air Painting Videos Coming Soon!","summary":"We’re so excited that the province of New-Brunswick has funded a series of plein air painting videos that I will be doing this Summer, live on Facebook! They will be available to view on my website and YouTube shortly a...","date_modified":"2020-06-08T01:06:55Z"}]}