Painting live in the bars, Madeleine can absorb a real atmosphere and catch a special moment, movement or situation that touches her. More than portraits of bars, this series is a pretext to speak about the special significance of these places of exchange and communication or poignant, reflective solitude.
Live paintings done in the cafes frequented in her youth. These sites were revisited and inhabited through many long hours during which the artist absorbed the atmosphere, ever conscious of the social significiance of these places of exchange and communication or poignant, reflective solitude.
” The ‘Bistrots Bruxellois” series is a mature and compassionate insight into the emotional reality of the Belgian cafe culture.” (L.Keep, Gallerist)
Continuing the live painting method, each of the following series captures those moments when the particular combination of elements demands the artist’s immediate response.
Outdoor life in forest parks and gardens of Brussels
Orchestra rehearsals at Le Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie, the Belgian national opera house.
Backstage with the actors at the Avignon Theatre Festival in France,
paintings made while on tour with the travelling theatre company ‘Stoemp Caravan’,
and live paintings commissioned for indoor music festivals.
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