How does a canvas painter travel to paper? J.J.
L'Heureux loves color and
movement, but she found her colors being overwhelmed by the darkness
of events such as the passing of a friend, and a studio made uninhabitable
by an earthquake. The paintings of this period, "Inclens"
and "Aftershocks" had hints of color, but were essentially
black. In Italy while working with marble in Carrara she noticed
a clementina and its wrapper - so orange and yellow. She made a
gift for a friend that was all color and movement. Then it was a
label from Amaretto
di Sorrono with ships on it. Suddenly there were thousands of paper
labels,
etichetti in Italian, and the color and joy came back again. The
"Etichetti" series is a homage to joy returned. L'Heureux
was educated at the San Francisco Art Institute, the Academy of
Art in SF, Parsons School of Design in New York and Eastern Michigan
University. Her work has been exhibited at distinguished galleries
and museums throughout the US and Italy.
The prices of all works shown on this
site are subject to change without notice.
Please contact the gallery for an up-to-date price list.
