Pierre Desjardins, a Montreal artist, news

Two of my works will be shown at the Galerie d'art d'Outremont from the 2nd to the 14th of June for an exhibition organized by la Société d'histoire d'Outremont.

Click on La moulerie d'Outremont to see the invitation.

My brush strokes are becoming more and more bold!

For the last year, I have been invited to give five conferences for artist associations in Dorval, Lachine, Kirkland and Pierrefonds.

During these evenings I comment the work of attending artists, proposing possible changes for further improvements.

A studio in Marquixanes !

An old house in a medieval village in the Pyrénées Orientales. This is the place where I will spend most of the winters, where the light has attracted the impressionists. An old dream comes true !

Workshop at Bar Harbor, Maine, for additional mastering of impressionist techniques with Lois Griffel.

www.loisgriffel.com

A new subject matter is taking place : wild nature at Sacacomie

It has been an honor to be invited as special guest for an artist exhibition

A stimulating month in Paris, a city full of museums and bistros... then on to Provence to experience the light that inspired the impressionists. And I saw the light!!

Tenth Anniversary:
Ten years in my studio at 4710

I 've posted a new photo so you'll recognize me -- without the beard!

According to some of you, I look ten years younger!

Click on the image to see for yourself!

The artists of 4710 St-Ambroise joined to form the ASSOCIATION DES ARTISTES DU CANAL LACHINE and opened a gallery space at the building's main entrance.

Sunday, July 9 - a day of painting at the Maison Saint-Gabriel.

It was a beautiful day, and all my friends were there.

I was invited to lead a workshop for a dozen people on Monday, November 21, 2005 at the Atelier de peinture de Lachine.

The annual Open House was again a great success thanks to the many friends and visitors who came to the building. Here are sculptor Roger King, Michèle Kramer, two artists who show at Galerie Knowlton, and painter Michel Monette.

I began working on a new subject in the autumn of 2004: scenes of the town of Knowlton.

Issue 65 (Fall 2004) of the prestigious review Magazin'Art included a 3-page article about me in French -- and 3 pages in English as well! Amélie Ménard wrote the article.

Demonstration/lecture for the Painting Workshop at the Petite École d'art de Magog.

A similar lecture was given on November 22 at the Maison du Brasseur in Lachine.

Issue 63 (Spring 2004) of Magazin'Art presented an article about my next show in its column entitled "Les gens qui font l'événement " as well as a full- page advertisement.

PARCOURS, L'INFORMATEUR DES ARTS, 2004-2005 annual of "Arts et des plaisirs de la vie" published an article by Nathalie Paquin, in which she wrote, "There are those who choose their path out of necessity, others out of curiosity, still others -- like Pierre Desjardins -- choose because of the challenge. Following a 30-year career as a scientist, he chose the life of an artist for much the same reason: to meet the challenge. But for this man who is not afraid of hard work and who puts his incredible powers of analysis to good use, the sky is clear and the road well-paved."

I had the pleasure of participating in the Lieutenant Governor's Symposium at Mosaïcultures de Montréal. I was honoured to meet a very distinguished individual, the Honourable Lise Thibault, Lieutenant Governor of Québec. I posed for posterity with my son and grandsons.

I painted on site and thanks to this lovely experience, I had the chance to meet some thirty artists, some of whom have been my friends for many years.