Community Chat

[Oznell]

"A Farm, Last Rauys"  1913.     Love this one of his, above.

Clarence Gagnon, 1881- 1942, was a Canadian painter who often depicted scenes of the Laurentian mountains and the countryside of eastern Quebec.

His father was French Canadian, his mother English.

"Village in the Laurentian Mountains"  1924

"Hare in Winter".     The way he rendered the fur on this bunny, makes me want to pet his softness...

"Winter Morning in Baie-Saint-Paul"

"Le Train, en hiver"

"March in the Birch Woods"  1919

Brrr!   Yet, as "mixed feelings" as I have about snow, his depictions have a distilled beauty.

He could definitely paint in other seasons, too--

"Katherine"  1904

"Golden Autumn, Laurentians".  1921

"The Painter's Young Wife, Ile d'Orleans"

Really like his work.

[Oznell]

Oops, a few more I didn't get in --

"Overlooking the Valley of the Gouffre, Charlevoix"

"Schooner in the Ice Pack"

"Haying".   Again, love the textures in this one.

[GingerHead]

@Oznell 

He's so talented. He really captures that frosty, bluish light that's reflected off the snow. I especially love the first one of your first post and the first one of your second post.....

[SilleeMee]

He had a modern take using realism and impressionism to create his paintings. 

[Kachina624]

@SilleeMee.  He did paint in the modern era.  Some of his work reminds me of Colorado.

[Cakers3]

@Oznell  Thank you. I always look forward to your threads and often learn something new.

I did not know this artist so I looked up his biography.

These paintings are beautiful and the ones depicting mountains and/or snow are serene for me.

[Oznell]

Isn't that cool, @SilleeMee --  that appealed to me too;  the presence of both those perspectives in his work... 

[Oznell]

Thanks, @Cakers3 --   I meant to thank you for your kind comment, but neglected to!  I had to look him up too-- it was interesting to see that he had a Paris studio as well.

And wonderful paintings he did in Italy and throughout Europe.  But the rural Quebec scene seemed to have his heart.... 

[QVCisFun]

LOVE winter snow scenes.  He has done some nice ones.

Although the thread seems to be about his paintings, came across this illustration (that I think is his) that I really like:

"The Great Drive"

[jubilant]

I love winter scenes. These are all so great.

Just curious....does anyone leave their winter scenes up year around?