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Donna Acheson-Juillet
Canadian Donna Acheson-Juillet started drawing at a young age but
her true passion, watercolour painting, blossomed after she adopted
France as her second home. She paints with freedom, often mixing the
figurative with the abstract in an attempt to move beyond her subject to
the spirit within it.
Using the inherent qualities of selected
media (i.e. the transparency of watercolours and the opaqueness of
pastels) she creates contrasts between light and shadows and an array of
textures to enhance her subject matter.
Initially inspired by the
serenity that emanates from the untamed nature and large open spaces of
her homeland, Canada, her move to France in 1994 enabled her to further
develop her creativity. Looking beyond her native references, she was
afforded a unique opportunity that opened her spirit to new influences.
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