Welcome to my World of Art.
I
was born in Montreal in 1950 and am the youngest of 4 children. When I was 4 my
mother took ill and I was sent to live with my grandparents in Upper-Caraquet
(now Bertrand) for the better part of a year. I have fond memories of that
time. After that, my sister and I spent most of our summers there. I am very
proud to be half Acadian. I moved to Shediac in 2009. In the previous 30 years
I had lived in Ottawa, Calgary, France, England and again Calgary. I have now
thrown away my moving boxes.
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| La Vie en Rose Collection Five |
I
never in my dreams thought that I would one day call myself an artist. I have
no professional training other than workshops I have attended over the years. I
have always been attracted to vibrant colours and textures creating things with
my hands (calligraphy, soap, candles, collages, dolls) and things that are
different). In my mid-forties I started painting with watercolours on 4”x5”
cards depicting fanciful fish and flowers. It is not until I discovered acrylic
paints and inks mixed with collage that I felt I was home.
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| Indian Summer Collection Five |
Rather than start with a plan, I apply textures (paper, cardboard, metal, sand etc.) and colours and let something emerge – turn the canvas 360˚ and see what’s there, if nothing I continue. The beauty of acrylics is you can preserve what you like and cover what you do not to open new avenues. Someone recently told me this unknown (to me anyway) quote – too much details in a painting is an offense to the viewer’s intelligence – it’s probably why I very much like ‘abstract/impressionism’.
December 17, 2024
Return to Camelot
The moment seemed so far away
a lifetime since the days of grace
when truth was king and peace was queen
and honour ruled our wakeful dreams.
Now once again I see the light
The beauty of a field of hope
A painted land, a light-filled sky
Where love can bloom and hate will die.
Please contact me at nicoletrem@gmail.com
for a private viewing.
By appointment only.
Thank you.
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