Painting in Winter: France Tremblay comments

I am just back from a two week trip to the East Coast of South Florida, where I have enjoyed studying beautiful and exotic birds in lagoons and along the sea shores, this under a radiant sun and temperatures of 28 C. I have not missed the Winter during this time!

The idea for your Winter show is great. Winter scenes can be beautiful, peaceful and inspiring. However, I personally never have painted any Winter scene! The beauty of the Winter could certainly inspire me, but as I suffer deeply in the cold, I do not go to the field to discover Winter jewels. Instead, the Winter encourages me to go away to warm places, which greatly inspire me and have a great impact on my art, as I spend enormous time and energy doing field studies under comfortable conditions.

France Tremblay
January 2009

France Tremblay's artwork has been juried into high profile exhibitions including "The Art of Conservation" (2008) presented at the prestigious Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum. She is the recent Grand Prize Winner in the "Paint the Parks Top 100" (2008). Tremblay's artwork has been selected as finalist in two categories in the The Artist's Magazine Annual Art Competition. France is a signature member of the Art For Conservation (AFC) group and also is a skilled teacher of art in the Ottawa community.

France Tremblay takes Grand Prize in "Paint the Parks 2008" Competition

We are pleased to hear that France Tremblay's painting,"Southeast View from Zabriskie Point" depicting a landscape observed at the Death Valley National Park in California was chosen as the Grand Prize Winner, obtaining first place in the "Paint the Parks" (2008) competition. France Tremblay, Ottawa area artist, is represented by Tay River Gallery in Perth and a small selection of works by France can be viewed at the gallery.
"Paint the Parks" (formerly called "Arts in the Parks") is a prestigious artist competition in the United States. Each year, it commissions a professional panel of jurors to select from thousands of entries the hundred winning images, well known as the "Top 100". See more about this competition at www.paintamerica.org.

Also in the artist's news, France's artwork entitled "The Sovereign" has been selected as a finalist (Top 40) in the Wildlife Art category of The Artist's Magazine Annual Art Competition (2008). This is a significant accomplishment, as this worldwide competition attracts around 15000 professional artist participants every year. France will be congratulated in the December issue of the magazine.

France's artwork entitled "White Splendour" and depicting the rare white morph of the great blue heron was selected as part of an international competition and will be presented at the prestigious Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum (New York City area), along with 112 works of the world's foremost nature and wildlife artists. Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum, Oradell, New Jersey, exhibition from Sept 10 - Dec 21st.
Bravo France!

Artist News Item

Congratulations are in order to France Tremblay who recently had her Painting entitled "Hidden Valley Guardians" , juried into the high profile "2007 Paint America Top 100" show as one of the top two paintings to represent the state of California . Paint America is a national level competition which selects two paintings from thousands of entries to celebrate the beauty and uniqueness of each state. Collectively the top two chosen for each state attain the honour of being recognized as part of the top 100 in the nation. With this honour comes national exposure through an online and touring exhibitions. Bravo France!
For biography and art for sale by France Tremblay visit her artist page at Tay River Gallery.