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Watercolours: the travelling artist 7/7/2010 3:10:01 PM
Chantal Parisse is not the only one who likes to travel, but what she brings back from her trips is unique. Landscapes, atmospheres, children at play, locals at work, all depicted in wonderful, touching, vibrant watercolours. She was born in Cambodia, grew up in Africa, and now lives in France. The cultures and the diversity she came in contact with during her childhood still influence the way she sees the world today, whether in Europe, Guyana, India, Thailand, or China.
Chantal Parisse expresses what she sees and feels through her watercolours. Watercolour is a technique that is both simple and demanding: it combines pigments with water in a subtle way, an art mastered through a permanent search for the right line, the right nuance, and the right drop of water… The perfect medium to represent ordinary moments of ordinary people’s lives – anywhere on the planet. Chantal insists on the fact that she only paints places that she has visited or where she has lived, thus epitomising the concept of travelling artist. The reason behind it is that what she depicts in her painting are the emotions, the energy, and the atmosphere of the place, which she could not describe if she hadn’t experienced them in the fist place. As a consequence, each country has its own colour theme. Chantal also insists on the fact that the art of watercolour resides in a series of individuals “tasks”, which together create the end result, a painting mixing lightness, subtlety and depth. A fascinating, short video depicts this process on her website.
It is after a trip to China in November 2005 that Chantal decided to share her work with others. On her website you will find travel diaries (series of watercolours) from Brazil, China, Costa Rica, France, and many more countries. Other watercolours include countries such as Djibouti, Ecuador, Jordan or Spain. Take time to visit her website; you won’t be disappointed. Chantal also regularly exhibits and sells her work in France and internationally. And for those who’ve been wondering about the uncanny similarity between Chantal’s last name and mine… she is a cousin of mine, and I am very proud of her and her work!
