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Artist Biography
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\nFrench artist Mary Chaplin left Picardy and now lives and works in Cany-Barville, closed to the C\u00f4te d’Alb\u00e2tre in Normandy.<\/p>\n

Her studio overlooks the beautiful river Durdent and is situated near the market square.
\nFor more than twenty five years she has worked as a self-taught professional artist,
\nalways inspired by nature and by the varying effects of light. She started her career
\nby painting figurative scenes she saw around her in the French countryside. Her
\nfirst artworks were representations of landscapes, gardens, forests, rivers or lakes,
\nwhich allowed her to explore different techniques, including pastel, oil, acrylic and
\nwatercolor.
\nHowever, both her life and career reached a turning point in 2005 when she
\nwitnessed the \u2018holy light\u2019 in a chapel she was visiting; she was deeply touched and
\ninspired by the beauty of the reflections coming from the stained-glass windows,
\nand thus she started painting them, calling them her \u2018reflections\u2019, or, in French,
\n\u2018m\u00e9ditations\u2019.
\nAfter that experience in the chapel, her will to convey the ephemeral nature of the
\nlight she captures, and its soothing warmth, became stronger. This new artistic birth
\nenabled her to follow new paths in which she explores light\u2019s numerous and everchanging facets.<\/p>\n

This deeply influenced her artistic style and work as it gave them a
\nnew dimension, shifting from a figurative representation of light in landscapes and
\nstill life to an abstract and more personal and metaphorical interpretation and
\nappropriation of light\u2019s fugacity.<\/p>\n

You can find in her work subtle influences of Joan Mitchell or Claude Monet in her\u00a0 own interpretation, impression of Nature.
\nSince her beginnings, Mary Chaplin\u2019s work has been published in several articles
\nin the press and in specialized art magazines. It also has been broadcasted on
\ntelevision and is regularly exhibited in festivals dedicated to sacred art as well as in
\nart galleries throughout different countries, including France, Belgium and
\nEngland.
\nTo follow the news of her exhibitions, follow this link<\/a><\/span><\/span>
\n Artist Statement
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\nThrough my art, I transfer the deep emotions that I feel are conveyed by light. The
\nobservation of light, when it is transformed after passing through stained-glass
\nwindows or when it is reflected on the surface of water, is the starting point of my
\nartwork. These observations take me on a path of meditation in which each canvas
\nbecomes a spiritual journey in and towards light, as a metaphor for the everchanging and fluctuating nature of life.<\/p>\n

I also wish my artwork to serve as an invitation for others to join me in this meditation on the ephemeral nature of light,
\non its simplicity, beauty and frailty, as a metaphor for life in general. On this
\nabstract path, even darkness becomes a pretext for more light. And light, darkness,
\nas well as the colors they create, are the way I have found to truly express my inner
\nself. Through abstract representations of light, I travel; my only compass is my
\nheart and, as an artist, I feel I am free to let my inspiration take me where it wishes
\nto. This is why I use various techniques and materials, from pastel to oil, from
\npaper to canvases or Plexiglas, so that I can convey my emotions and meditations
\nin the most suitable way possible<\/p>\n

\"Mary<\/a>I travel along wandering paths ranging from figurative to non-figurative depending on my mood, I’m not trying to follow a trend, I express my emotions, I listen to my heart and for me that freedom is the primary meaning for a professional artist.<\/p>\n

Mary Chaplin gives introductory courses in various techniques, watercolor, pastel, acrylic,\u00a0 drawing techniques, oil painting…
\nTraining courses for confirmed, amateur artists and initiation for beginners
\nThese courses are open to all, beginners or more experienced artists. Lessons available weekdays during the day or evening, in small groups, maximum 4 people. Mary Chaplin guides her students through observation of\u00a0 the environment, at the same time by opening\u00a0 doors to various techniques. Open your eyes, observe nature, the world around us to\u00a0 findones own expression … The courses are moments of painting together in\u00a0 good ambiance!<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Information about possible future course dates at 0624724916. Please send me your details if you are interested through the contact page of my site.
\nImportant: Only registration with payment of a deposit is taken into account. In case of cancellation the deposit is not returnable. Thank you for your understanding<\/p>\n

Mary\u00a0 Chaplin\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Professionnal <\/strong>artist<\/strong>, registered with “Maison des Artiste<\/strong>s”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Studio visits and prices\u00a0 on request.<\/p>\n

Even though paintings can be seen on internet, there is no substitute for seeing them in my gallery<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

All works and texts are protected \u00a9 Adagp Paris, reproduction is forbidden.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Few exhibitions :<\/strong><\/p>\n

2016\/ 2017. Exhibition in the Art Gallery HUIS HUIS , Gent, Belgium<\/p>\n

LINK HERE<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Burgstraat
Burgstraat 12, Gent. Galerij Huis Huis de jan Van Damme<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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My work is now represented on the Artsyshark website, please, have a visit! link<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0\"Giverny,summer2015,thesongofthewind\"<\/a>“Giverny summer 2015, The song of the wind”acrylic on canvas 120x100cm<\/em><\/p>\n

Recent news: Manhattan Art International<\/strong><\/p>\n

I received an award for my work on Nature from Ren\u00e9e Philipps\u00a0 and her Jury in the exhibition ‘New Beginnings’ see on the folowing link HERE<\/a><\/p>\n

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The garden in front of my studio in Wailly, 80160 near Conty, Vall\u00e9e de Selle, Picardy<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Exhibition in Meru (60) Picardy<\/a> in the beautiful new artistic\u00a0 Domino center. Invited by the council in the context of a hommage to Mary Cassat who lived near M\u00e9ru.<\/p>\n

\"Art<\/a>
Art Gallery in Amiens, Exhibition at the Gallery Yvert et Tellier in 2014<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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