"As far back as I can remember I have always had a pencil or a paintbrush in my hands."
Eric Ranveau moved to Canada from the Bordeaux Region of France. His work radiates the sunny clime of Southern France and the techniques of European contemporaries. His subject matter encompasses still life, street scenes, and impressive landscapes. Eric paints and draws in fluid wet acrylics, creating color, line, design and texture simultaneously throughout his work. The final effect makes each piece radiate. He studied at the Applied Arts School of Angouleme, France and the National Art School of Paris.
Né en France le 24 juillet 1966 à Châteauneuf sur Charente, je passe mon enfance à Barbezieux Saint Hilaire près de Bordeaux. Je commence a étudier les Arts Graphiques à l’âge de 15 ans et cela durant 3 années à Angoulême (France). Après mon diplôme, je suis élève à l’Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Appliqués de Paris (France) pendant 2 années. Je débute la peinture en 1990 et fais de nombreuses expositions au cours desquelles j’obtiens beaucoup de succès.
Au Canada depuis juillet 2006, je suis membre du Tiger Group depuis mars 2008 et artiste peintre à plein temps. Ayant, ici aussi, de très bonnes réactions du public vis-à-vis de ma peinture cela me permet d’être présent dans de grandes galeries d’art, des collections privées et des ventes aux enchères.
Mes thèmes favoris sont :
•Le vin, qui est ma façon de rendre hommage à la vigne car je suis né dans une petite ville située au milieu des vignobles.
•Les paysages, car la nature offre des images inégalables.
Je peins aussi des sujets tels que des portraits, natures mortes, etc.
Peignant depuis maintenant presque 20 ans, mon style est certainement le résultat d’un mélange d’influences de grands peintres que j’ai découvert au cours de mes 5 années d’étude en histoire de l’art mais il est aussi spontané et le reflet de ma personne.
"Not to paint is like
not breathing ...
I need it to live."
Eric Ranveau
123 Main Street
Hamilton, Ontario
A0A 0A0
Tel: *1 800 000 0000
Cell: * 000 000 0000
Email: ericranveau_yahoo.fr
we would love to hear your voice!
"I was at some opening somewhere and I heard a guy speaking French French, and not Quebecois French, about art," Powell said. "We got talking, and he mentioned he had his portfolio out in the car. "As soon as I saw it, I said, 'Holy cow, you're really good. You could be famous in Canada.'" (Bill Powell., Tiger Group)
QUESTION: A suggestion for a modern artist? Hey, I need to research an artist for school, it can be anybody, not necessarily well known but please suggest a modern bright and fun artist. Perhaps cartoony like Todd Goldman? Helpful suggestions only please thanks RESPONSE: Eric Ranveau, he is a colorist that uses geometric shapes to convey the pigment of light reflections. http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090427143435AAAO5qf
His work radiates the sunny clime of Southern France and the techniques of European contemporaries. His subject matter encompasses still life, street scenes, and impressive landscapes. Eric paints and draws in fluid wet acrylics, creating color, line, design and texture simultaneously throughout his work. The final effect makes each piece radiate. (arttrax)
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